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    They can’t all be Kerri Strugg.

    It’s okay to fail.

    Should she be thrown under the bus? No.

    Should quitting on her team in the clutch be celebrated and admired? Hell no.

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    I’ve got enough real shit to worry about over here to not GAF whether a girl I don’t know, that participates in a sport I don’t GAF about quit or not.

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    She quit. Now she wants attn: The End
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    Don’t think she quit although that was my initial reaction. After listening about her story she basically said she sort of “went mental”. I remember when the 2nd baseman from the Dodgers (Steve Sax) couldn’t throw to first any more. He mentally locked up. Same kind of thing here I believe. An E4 won’t kill you but landing on you head and neck will. I think she actually was so out of whack she thought she would keep them from winning any kind of medal.

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    I’m not in a position to question someone’s mental health decisions.

    Nor do I care about the Olympics.

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    Do don’t become an Olympian by being a quitter or being anything other than mentally tough… she deserves at least the benefit of the doubt.
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    Quote Originally Posted by UPSTATEWATERFOWLER View Post
    Don’t think she quit although that was my initial reaction. After listening about her story she basically said she sort of “went mental”. I remember when the 2nd baseman from the Dodgers (Steve Sax) couldn’t throw to first any more. He mentally locked up. Same kind of thing here I believe. An E4 won’t kill you but landing on you head and neck will. I think she actually was so out of whack she thought she would keep them from winning any kind of medal.
    You still a Dodger fan? They just got Scherzer and Tre Turner. Dodgers could go split squad and finish 1-2 in their division.

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    I can tell you the mental struggle is no joke. I definitely don’t consider myself or didn’t consider myself a world class athlete, but I’d like to think I competed at a pretty high level. It jacked me up.

    I remember it getting so bad in high school when I played quarterback that I would forget the plays or what route the receiver was suppose to run. My brain would be running 1000 miles an hour and no matter what I did, I couldn’t slow it down.

    Playing baseball was tolerable because I was a pitcher and was able to more or less control the speed of the game. Even then, I could calm my head. On one hand it drove me because I was terrified to fail but on the other hand it was overwhelming. I managed it until the beginning of my sophomore year. I had just gotten drafted but decided to come back to school for another year. Couple weeks into practice and I started having major panic issues. I’m not talking being a little nervous, I’m talking not wanting to get out of bed.
    Over the next few years I continued to play but I’ll be honest, it took the love of the game away. I was miserable and really just in survival mode.

    I wish I would have gotten help in my early years (middle school/high school). I probably had the issue even before that.


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    Not my circus, not my monkeys.

    I try real hard not to judge a person's actions. If they are within my sphere of influence, I will try to understand their thought process, but this is far outside my scope. Hope she figures her shit out.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Tater View Post
    You still a Dodger fan? They just got Scherzer and Tre Turner. Dodgers could go split squad and finish 1-2 in their division.
    joey votto has been on absolute fire.

    braves suck again and do absolutely nothing to bolster the team.
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    Quote Originally Posted by hunterjw View Post
    Most people don’t train for 4 years to just quit halfway through..based on the terrible things that happened in the past in addition to the published mental state I don’t think anyone should judge.
    Standing ovation, sir. I didn't read any further than this post.

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    I had target panic before. I have watched grown men break down with buck fever.

    She said she got lost in one routine.

    Olympic level stuff is usually about mental toughness.

    Same with elite in most sports. I cannot begin to imagine.

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    Couple doobies will calm all that shit down.

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    Quote Originally Posted by billyjack View Post

    Should quitting on her team in the clutch be celebrated and admired? Hell no.
    Did anyone give Charlie Conway flack when he took the bench so Banks could take the ice? No way.
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    But why quit at this point? Mental issues don't start overnight. Quitting any other time wouldn't have been as press worthy. Does the anthem also give her anxiety?
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    In her interview before she bowed out, I gathered she basically said at the age of 24 she was scared now. Fear! I don't think this was political at all but I haven't kept up with her since the competition.
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    Not making light of mental illness. My father has struggled with it my entire life. But his ass stood for the anthem at every dirt track race, ball game, rodeo you name it
    "They are who we thought they were"

    You can dress a fat chick up, but you cant fix stupid

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    Quote Originally Posted by charlie horse View Post
    Couple doobies will calm all that shit down.
    Sheeit. That much weed could throw a neophyte into twice as much anxiety. Lol.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Hogg View Post
    Gymnastics is too dangerous - nobody really watches - close it down.
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