Through her elite journey, Simone Biles showed the value of seeking help; if necessary. All the while stressing the need to address mental health amidst external pressures. Furthermore, the tremendous support she has received from her fans is seen by the passionate sellout audiences at her meets. Her influence runs deep on people all over the world, motivating many to normalize real-time situations. Her return to mats after two years reflects a potent illustration of her ‘walking the talk’.
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Simone Biles found her ideal gift
While traditionally the receiver should be given their gift in the times when the world connects online, sometimes a gift just lies around waiting to be discovered. The same happened when 26-year-old Biles stumbled across a vintage-infused modern collage by @cargowallpapers on Instagram. The growing small business account posted a memory board with amazing quotes tagging the gymnast. Biles reposted the picture on her Instagram story showing her love for the curator.
The picture included a cutout from her pink leotard photoshoot, her selfies posted on Instagram, the heartwarming hug with her husband Jonathan Owens, and her national championship bedazzled leotard pose. The Owens vacation memory and the yellow flowy dressed wife with suited up husband, a selfie with Joscelyn Roberson, and finally Biles wiping off her tears standing on the Worlds podium. A popping cutout message read, “Reminder: Take time to take care of yourself today!”
Biles turned emotional and headed to the comment section and said, “This is so cute,” followed by another comment with a brown heart and teary eyes emoji. Indeed, each of the memories was close to her heart. Hours after the selfie with Roberson, she said, “Team finals it was an interesting & unexpected night!” as the US Team won their seventh straight team medal at Worlds. However, just recently Biles revealed the real reason she teared up at the podium, and no, it’s not because her Worlds medal tally added up to 27!
Why did Biles look like she was crying?
In her sixth appearance at Worlds, Biles won her sixth all-around title keeping her streak going. She had a strong showing in the women’s floor and balance beam finals. However, it was later disclosed that the emotional outburst, which included wiping tears from her eye at the gold ceremony, was partially caused by an eye injury she had acquired during the tournament. In an interview, Biles recounted the experience and said, “I was definitely emotional, but not to the point of crying.”
She explained that when the physicians examined her eye, they found that the gymnast had cut her eye. Biles said that during the routine, little fragments of the new bars had been dropping into her eye and causing the damage. She confirmed the emotion and physical pain saying, ‘So while I was looking up there, it was like a combination of both.’ On her special day, Biles put her joy above addressing the discomfort, even though she underlined the need for self-care.
