Add to that this has never happened before

Jul 28, 2021
6:16:32am

bluelands Truly Addicted User

People are trying to make it sound like the sport is impossible due to pressure except nobody can come up with an example of this every happening in gymnastics before.

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Colin Cowherd nails it with his take on Simone Biles. Worth a watch.

SlantRoute

7/27/21 11:05pm

Worth a watch because it was the 5% of the show not about the Packers & Rodgers

jrifkin48

7/27/21 11:13pm

I agree. That HBO special with Phelps is worth the watch IMO.

S-rizzle

7/27/21 11:22pm

I agree with what he said except I wouldn't even put Phelps in Biles categor

palangi

7/27/21 11:24pm

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violetjazz

7/28/21 12:05am

I'm saying the pressure on Biles is greater than what Phelps dealt with

palangi

7/28/21 6:21am

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violetjazz

7/28/21 8:53am

The mental side. Swimming is more like track, fastest person usually wins

palangi

7/28/21 9:18am

How can you say Jordan never faced the same pressure

UNLVcougar

7/27/21 11:45pm

Agreed terrible take.

ChiCityCoug

7/28/21 5:55am

You can't. He's a moron.

Shore10

7/28/21 6:55am

Cuz, like Cowherd emphasized many times, Simone's window

SinkingQuffa

7/28/21 7:15am

And if she falls short, she doesn’t have another game later that week.

Metallicat

7/28/21 1:17pm

And 4 years is past retirement age so…it was her ONLY chance.

StalwartBraveTrue

7/28/21 1:19pm

If only there were other gymnastic competitions..darn it

CarolinaCoug

7/29/21 2:01am

Yeah, cuz us Americans give a rat's rear about those "world" competitions.

SinkingQuffa

7/29/21 5:54am

Irs comical that you dont see the original dream teams pressure equivalence..

CarolinaCoug

7/29/21 5:27pm

LOL.

SinkingQuffa

7/29/21 5:39pm

He’s got a point. Jordan and Brady have a chance to win every single year.

StalwartBraveTrue

7/28/21 12:23am

You know they have a TON of competitions throughout those 4 years right? They

ChiCityCoug

7/28/21 5:57am

Add to that this has never happened before

bluelands

7/28/21 6:16am

Nadia comanici says hold her beer simone

CarolinaCoug

7/29/21 2:04am

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CarolinaCoug

7/29/21 5:29pm

I didn’t mean to say that they don’t compete at all for 4 years.

StalwartBraveTrue

7/28/21 7:20am

I disagree. There are too many differences, as you pointed out several, to

ChiCityCoug

7/28/21 7:57am

Certainly not the same. Which I think is the point.

StalwartBraveTrue

7/28/21 10:34am

But the super bowl and finals happen yearly. As you said the olympics are

Metallicat

7/28/21 1:21pm

But not every athlete gets to the finals or super bowl yearly. Some only make it

ChiCityCoug

7/28/21 1:53pm

Even you admit “may” have been only shot. For gymnasts it’s almost a

StalwartBraveTrue

7/28/21 2:15pm

May have been. But they don’t have to wait four years to find out.

Metallicat

7/28/21 2:31pm

You both are ignoring the fact that they compete in several competitions per

ChiCityCoug

7/28/21 2:57pm

And Jordan competed in 82 competitions a year so the stress was divided by 82.

StalwartBraveTrue

7/28/21 6:21pm

The stress was divided?! Haha yes we will have to “agree to disagree” because

ChiCityCoug

7/28/21 6:22pm

After you say her stress isn’t that much because she has other competitions each

StalwartBraveTrue

7/28/21 9:00pm

Not because stress is some how divisible by the number of stressful situations!

ChiCityCoug

7/28/21 9:04pm

Well that makes more sense than your original assertion.

StalwartBraveTrue

7/28/21 11:23pm

Basketball..Olympoc sport...played by MJ...try again.

CarolinaCoug

7/29/21 2:08am

If only basketball was played in the Olympics..DOHL!

CarolinaCoug

7/29/21 2:07am

If only the Olympics were the only meaningful competition in the sport of

StalwartBraveTrue

7/29/21 9:50am

Its not..the only one.

CarolinaCoug

7/29/21 5:31pm

That’s the point!

StalwartBraveTrue

7/29/21 6:05pm

So when MJ played in the Olympics then..got it imagine mj and usa

CarolinaCoug

7/29/21 2:06am

Yeah, not sure I agree w/ that. There are not entire teams planning against you

zerome4sooners

7/28/21 6:30am

Dude nailed it

Honor Code

7/28/21 7:10am

Sexually assaulted by the team doctor

Honor Code

7/28/21 7:49am

Bravo and spot on

ALC

7/28/21 7:59am

Gymnasts have it hard no doubt, but you contradict yourself with the LeBron comp

palangi

7/28/21 9:23am

meant *every few nights(not every 48 minutes)

palangi

7/28/21 9:27am

Remarkable individual. I feel bad for ever elite gymnast. I think it’s all child

cougfanz

7/28/21 10:26am

And her parents (grandparents) are usually at competitions to support her, but

TailgateU

7/28/21 11:46am

RE: Colin Cowherd nails it with his take on Simone Biles. Worth a watch.

imdocrob

7/28/21 7:54am

May we all be as strong as you. Simone has nothing on you

Honor Code

7/28/21 7:59am

You're probably the guy that cried about wearing a mask in the store too

ALC

7/28/21 8:02am

RE: You're probably the guy that cried about wearing a mask in the store too

imdocrob

7/28/21 9:26am

Let's review your exact quote

ALC

7/28/21 11:36am

You're probably the guy who cried because somebody didn't wear a mask

jrifkin48

7/28/21 3:14pm

I couldn't care less about that and didn't whine about it, just like

ALC

7/28/21 8:57pm

This dude is perfect in life. He should write the next section of D & C

Honor Code

7/28/21 8:03am

That was a horribly bad take. There have been hundreds (thousands?) of athletes

Murray

7/28/21 8:52am

Name some that left their team during competetion with no alternate?

CarolinaCoug

7/29/21 2:11am

RE: Colin Cowherd nails it with his take on Simone Biles. Worth a watch.

imdocrob

7/28/21 9:25am

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