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Jul 27, 2021
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stoils
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I haven’t seen another US women’s soccer player on a tv in a couple years
I’m sure there are better players, and more respected players, but the one making the media circus is Rapinoe.
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If you are not fully mentally dialed in in Olympic gymnastics, you can break your neck.
Sandstone Cougar
Overall Decent Guy
7/27/21 1:38pm
This assumes we can flip far enough over to actually land on our heads.
Sea Chicken
7/27/21 1:40pm
Odd that there isn’t more withdrawals or broken necks, then.
Corn Pop
7/27/21 1:41pm
Back when BYU had men's gymnastics, there was a guy in my dorm who was on the team
Indy Coug
7/27/21 1:42pm
I also knew a guy that that broke his neck at BYU
Turd Ferguson
7/27/21 1:47pm
It can and does happen. A neck injury ended a family members gymnastics career.
Sandstone Cougar
7/27/21 1:46pm
That’s not the argument. Severe injuries can happen in most sports.
Corn Pop
7/27/21 1:52pm
It is the core of the argument. I respect any athlete in any dangerous sport who makes that decision. To rip on an
Sandstone Cougar
7/27/21 2:06pm
Yeah its very interesting, if all she could think about was how she was going to
BYUFootballisBack
7/27/21 2:14pm
She is arguably the greatest gymnast of all time, doing tricks NO ONE has done
cougfan03
7/27/21 2:29pm
She is free to quit but shouldn't be lauded as a hero for it
BYU Fan
7/27/21 1:42pm
Depends on the situation.
violetjazz
7/27/21 1:44pm
But then, just two days prior she had the top over all score in preliminaries
Dan
7/27/21 1:46pm
You consider she could be in a worse mental state now than when she competed at preliminaries?
violetjazz
7/27/21 1:47pm
Sure she could be a bit more stressed mentally day to day
Dan
7/27/21 1:53pm
I'm not sure you or I can speak on how easy it would be for her to compete while not mentally all there.
violetjazz
7/27/21 1:57pm
Well that point is hard to argue
Dan
7/27/21 2:24pm
But it was in NO way better for the team. They drop the lowest score for
Adwight
7/27/21 1:47pm
Unless she goes out their severely injures herself and now her teammates have to
BYUFootballisBack
7/27/21 1:52pm
they don't drop the lowest score - they just make the 4th team member compete
The Shazad
7/27/21 1:52pm
I am pretty sure this is inaccurate.
violetjazz
7/27/21 1:55pm
Yep - no one is talking about her teammates who competed, it's all about her
BYU Fan
7/27/21 1:57pm
Media darlings has a whole new meaning now
stoils
7/27/21 2:12pm
Why does the sexual orientation of the soccer players matter?
violetjazz
7/27/21 2:21pm
It matters because it gets clicks
stoils
7/27/21 2:28pm
Really? Who is the most famous female soccer player right now?
violetjazz
7/27/21 2:39pm
The only one on the news is Megan Rapinoe
stoils
7/27/21 2:44pm
That’s the wrong answer, try again. Objectively it is someone else.
violetjazz
7/27/21 2:45pm
I haven’t seen another US women’s soccer player on a tv in a couple years
stoils
7/27/21 2:48pm
RE: I haven’t seen another US women’s soccer player on a tv in a couple years
violetjazz
7/27/21 3:19pm
Pretty sure I was taking about “media darlings” not fame
stoils
7/27/21 3:26pm
You said clicks.
violetjazz
7/27/21 3:40pm
I thought it was pretty clear
stoils
7/27/21 4:12pm
How many headlines about Rapinoe mention she is a lesbian?
violetjazz
7/27/21 4:14pm
Once you push your agenda far enough, everyone knows at some point
stoils
7/27/21 4:30pm
You didn’t answer the question.
violetjazz
7/27/21 4:44pm
Did you expect an actual number? The answer is a lot. And in interviews
stoils
7/27/21 4:47pm
I expected you to look it up and realize it’s very few.
violetjazz
7/27/21 4:53pm
Hot take: I just googled Ellen Degeneres
stoils
7/27/21 5:19pm
*only break your neck in the team competition, not the individual.
Thrill
7/27/21 1:42pm
Would Kerri Strug have been a hero if she refused her last vault?
Dan
7/27/21 1:43pm
It’s not before my time. But if she had refused, she shouldn’t be judged as Biles has here.
Sandstone Cougar
7/27/21 1:44pm
I agree
Dan
7/27/21 1:49pm
Not to mention the fact of the gymnast from Russia, who tore his achilles 3 mon
Adwight
7/27/21 1:52pm
Delete
Dan
7/27/21 1:54pm
she is still doing the individual stuff. Just bailed on team stuff
fulano
7/27/21 1:52pm
If that is the case, it makes Biles look worse IMO
Dan
7/27/21 1:56pm
I would be interested to know the age of everyone responding to this thread.
Falco
7/27/21 1:58pm
Older
Sandstone Cougar
7/27/21 2:05pm
That’s a shame
Falco
7/27/21 2:10pm
I am sorry your faculties have diminished in your advancing years 🙂
Sandstone Cougar
7/27/21 2:11pm
Burn. Hey I get it. Some of us were raised different from others.
Falco
7/27/21 2:20pm
Well over that age for me
Dan
7/27/21 2:10pm
Under 30. You don't quit
reddead
7/27/21 3:59pm
You can break your neck in football or wrestling or cheerleading or x, y, z
reddead
7/27/21 3:59pm
Why don’t you ask her teammates what they think? Their answer is going to be different from yours. Perspective.
Sandstone Cougar
7/27/21 4:17pm
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