{"id":1438536,"date":"2022-04-14T15:59:51","date_gmt":"2022-04-14T19:59:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1438536"},"modified":"2022-04-14T16:00:02","modified_gmt":"2022-04-14T20:00:02","slug":"olympic-gold-medalist-simone-biles-talks-walking-away-from-tokyo-olympics-calls-it-her-biggest-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/olympic-gold-medalist-simone-biles-talks-walking-away-from-tokyo-olympics-calls-it-her-biggest-win\/","title":{"rendered":"Olympic Gold Medalist Simone Biles Talks Walking Away From Tokyo Olympics, Calls It Her \u2018Biggest Win\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Folympic-gold-medalist-simone-biles-talks-walking-away-from-tokyo-olympics-calls-it-her-biggest-win%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1438536&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2021\/08\/GettyImages-1332161142.jpg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.3.0\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Simone Biles talked about the decision she made to pull out of several events at the Tokyo Summer Olympics in 2021 due to mental health concerns and said \u201cwalking away\u201d from the Olympics, in the end, was her \u201cbiggest win.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWalking away from the Olympic Games was a win in itself,\u201d Biles shared during the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inclusiveleadership.com\/conferences-events\/conferences\/simmons-leadership-conference\/\">43rd annual Simmons Leadership Conference<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/sports\/simone-biles-says-walking-out-of-the-tokyo-olympics-was-my-biggest-win\/?utm_campaign=peoplemagazine&#038;utm_content=new&#038;utm_medium=social&#038;utm_source=twitter.com&#038;utm_term=62583f61d7fd76000187835d\">reported<\/a> People magazine in a piece published Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI know a lot of people thought I failed because they expected me to go out with five or six medals, but walking out of it was my biggest win,\u201d she added. \u201cI had to put myself into consideration for one of the first times throughout my career. Most of the time, I\u2019ve always put myself on the back burner, because I\u2019ve always cared and thought about everybody else before myself.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was like, \u2018You know what? I have to do what\u2019s best for me, what\u2019s safe, and what\u2019s healthy for me,\u2019\u201d she added, as she explained how continuing to compete even though her \u201cmind and body were not in sync\u201d would\u2019ve been \u201cselfish.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat would be so selfish of me to put the team\u2019s medal contention in jeopardy, put myself in jeopardy,\u201d Biles continued. \u201cI had to be like, \u2018Simone, it\u2019s okay. It\u2019s not the end of the world, it\u2019s just sports. If you walk away from this and you still are walking, that\u2019s a win in your book.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Simone Biles Says Walking Out of Tokyo Olympics Event Was &#8216;My Biggest Win&#8217;  <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/uQCCWlYv5u\">https:\/\/t.co\/uQCCWlYv5u<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 People (@people) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/people\/status\/1514628552259428359?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 14, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The four-time Olympic gold medalist also called her decision to walk away from four out of five of the event finals \u201cprobably the most courageous\u201d she\u2019s ever been.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI had worked for five years and I didn\u2019t want to let that dream go,\u201d Simone shared. \u201cI had to put myself first, listen to my mind and body, what my heart was telling me to do. I had to put my pride aside and say, \u2018Okay, this isn\u2019t going to work.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Biles talked about how the restrictions due to the pandemic had changed the traditional experience of the Olympics, recalling it feeling \u201cvery lonely.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe go over to Tokyo and no audience is allowed, we\u2019re quarantined in our rooms, and can only come out for breakfast, lunch and dinner,\u201d the Olympian explained during the conference. \u201cEveryone expected us to perform in a certain manner. There was no camaraderie, and my parents weren\u2019t able to go there. My parents haven\u2019t missed a competition in my life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor the world to expect some of these athletes to go above and beyond when we\u2019re all going through the same thing and trying to survive a pandemic was really strange for me mentally,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p>As previously <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/olympic-gold-medal-gymnast-simone-biles-and-jonathan-owens-announce-engagement\">reported<\/a> by The Daily Wire:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>Biles withdrew from several events, citing mental health concerns. The move drew criticism from many, including voices calling her a quitter for pulling out of the events.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cDefinitely not the way I planned the olympics going but I wouldn\u2019t change anything for the world. I\u2019m proud of myself and the career I\u2019ve had thus far. This olympics doesn\u2019t erase the past accomplishments I\u2019ve achieved nor does it define who I am as an athlete,\u201d Biles posted to Instagram.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI\u2019ve pushed through so much the past couple years, the word quitter is not in my vocabulary,\u201d Biles continued. \u201cFor some of you that may be how you define me but keep talking because I can\u2019t hear you over my 7 olympic medals which tied me for the most decorated gymnast EVER as well as most decorated american [sic] gymnast.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Related:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/olympic-gold-medal-gymnast-simone-biles-and-jonathan-owens-announce-engagement\">Olympic Gold Medal Gymnast Simone Biles And Jonathan Owens Announce\u00a0Engagement<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><i>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies for breaking news, investigative reporting, sports, podcasts, in-depth analysis, books, and entertainment for a reason: because we believe in what we do. 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