{"id":2982,"date":"2024-08-06T20:06:07","date_gmt":"2024-08-06T20:06:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=2982"},"modified":"2024-08-06T20:06:07","modified_gmt":"2024-08-06T20:06:07","slug":"just-in-simone-biles-drops-emotional-message-for-fans-as-she-announces-retirement-at-27-in-tears-few-minutes-ago-after-securing-gold-at-paris-olympics-biles-further-shared-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=2982","title":{"rendered":"JUST IN: Simone Biles Drops Emotional Message for Fans as She Announces Retirement at 27 in Tears Few Minutes Ago, After Securing Gold at Paris Olympics. Biles Further shared."},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 class=\"entry-title\">Simone Biles a Big Winner After Doing Something Much More Important Than Capturing a Gold Medal. tt<\/h1>\n<p>We publish independently audited information that meets our strong\u00a0editorial guidelines. Be aware we may earn a commission if you purchase anything via links on our pages.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-inside\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2983\" src=\"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/18-4-300x206.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"206\" srcset=\"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/18-4-300x206.jpg 300w, https:\/\/usdailys.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/18-4-1024x703.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/usdailys.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/18-4-768x527.jpg 768w, https:\/\/usdailys.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/18-4-135x93.jpg 135w, https:\/\/usdailys.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/18-4.jpg 1250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>All eyes were on\u00a0Simone Biles. They always are. This time, they watched as she uncharacteristically struggled in her gymnastics routine at the\u00a0Tokyo Olympics.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-inread\"><\/div>\n<p>After her performance on the vault, she walked with a medical staffer by her side. When all was said and done, Biles was done with the team competition. There would be no gold medal this time, but she did something much more important.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-simone-biles-left-the-floor-after-her-lowest-vault-score-of-her-career\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Simone Biles left the floor after her lowest vault score of her career<\/h2>\n<p>Biles wasn\u2019t herself Tuesday.\u00a0She actually hasn\u2019t been herself\u00a0in quite a while. The 24-year-old American gymnastics star admitted she hasn\u2019t been having as much fun with gymnastics. Lately, she felt she was performing for others and not herself.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI just don\u2019t trust myself as much anymore,\u201d she said in a press conference Tuesday, according to\u00a0ESPN. \u201cI don\u2019t know if it\u2019s age. I\u2019m just more nervous when I do gymnastics. I feel like I\u2019m also not having as much fun. And I know this Olympic Games, I wanted it to be for myself. I\u2019m still doing it for other people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Some believed Biles injured herself on the vault. She insisted the decision to withdraw from the team competition wasn\u2019t because of any physical injury.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI just felt like it would be a little bit better to take a back seat and work on my mindfulness,\u201d she said as she took a deep breath. \u201cI knew the girls would do an absolutely great job and I didn\u2019t want to risk the team a medal for my screwup because they\u2019ve worked way too hard for that.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-simone-biles-addressed-her-mental-health-in-front-of-the-world\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Simone Biles addressed her mental health in front of the world<\/h2>\n<p>There will be some people out there saying Biles quit, but what Biles did Tuesday was more significant than any medal she could\u2019ve won. She addressed her mental health. She did it in front of a worldwide audience.<\/p>\n<p>Although she\u2019s considered the veteran of the gymnastics team, Biles is still only 24. Taking part in the Olympics is no easy task. Participating while in the middle of a pandemic doesn\u2019t help. It\u2019s been a tough year for just about everyone, never mind an athlete who\u2019s expected to being back nothing but gold.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cIt\u2019s been really stressful, these Olympic Games, just as a whole. Not having an audience. There are a lot of different variables going into it. It\u2019s been a long week and a long Olympic process. It\u2019s been a long year. I think we\u2019re just a little bit too stressed out but we should be out there having fun and sometimes that\u2019s not the case.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019d say put mental health first\u00a0because if you don\u2019t, you\u2019re not going to enjoy your sport and you\u2019re not going to succeed as much as you want to,\u201d she continued. \u201cIt\u2019s OK sometimes to sit out even those big competitions to focus on yourself.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-biles-stepped-up-and-did-what-s-best-for-her\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Biles stepped up and did what\u2019s best for her<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Simone Biles cheered on her teammates after withdrawing from the Women\u2019s Gymnastics Team Final \u2764\ufe0f<\/p>\n<p>USA Gymnastics said Biles left because of a \u201cmedical issue.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ultimate teammate \ud83d\udc4f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/E7AUjgN0xI\">pic.twitter.com\/E7AUjgN0xI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 ESPN (@espn) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/espn\/status\/1420019581482057734?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 27, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Normally, Biles pushes through. She finishes what she starts. This time, she didn\u2019t. She took a deep breath and walked away. She didn\u2019t bail out on her team. Biles made herself better.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe also have to focus on ourselves because at the end of the day we\u2019re human, too,\u201d Biles said. \u201cSo, we have to protect our mind and our body, rather than just go out there and do what the world wants us to do.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI had to do what\u2019s right for me and not jeopardize my health and well-being. So that\u2019s why I decided to kind of take a step back and let them do their work.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Even before the competition, Biles posted on\u00a0Instagram\u00a0that she was feeling pressure.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt wasn\u2019t an easy day or my best but I got through it,\u201d she wrote. \u201cI know I brush it off and make it seem like pressure doesn\u2019t affect me but damn sometimes it\u2019s hard hahaha!<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Olympics is no joke!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Biles is still scheduled to defend her Olympic title in the all-around final Thursday. She also qualified for all four event finals. She said she will regroup on Wednesday before deciding whether to continue.<\/p>\n<p>No matter what Biles decides, she\u2019s already proven she\u2019s a winner at these Olympic Games.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-inside\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Simone Biles a Big Winner After Doing Something Much More Important Than Capturing a Gold Medal. tt We publish independently audited information that meets our strong\u00a0editorial guidelines. 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