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Ronda Rousey is a name that hardly needs any introduction to combat sports fans. The US Citizen is the first ever female to win an Olympic medal in Judo. Rousey is also one of the very few in the fight world who successfully made it into the world of glamor. ‘Rowdy’ has also been very vocal about the issue of mental health. In the previous year, Rousey once more showcased a side of her, which was very much bothered about the mental health of athletes as well. Simone Biles, a 4 time Olympic Gold Winner American gymnast, had decided to pull out from the team finals of the all-around contest in the Tokyo Olympics 2021.

Biles stated that she wasn’t in the right frame of mind to compete. Despite receiving support from the official body of gymnastics in the US, ‘U.S.A. Gymnastics’, Biles was still criticized by a number of her own countrymen.

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Ronda Rousey took a hand at everyone condemning Biles Simone’s withdrawal

Rousey, a known enthusiast of mental health improvement, fired shots at the ones who mocked Biles. She implied that a person watching from the outside will never get to know what athletes go through.

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‘Rowdy’ showcased full support in favor of Biles. She put out a tweet intending to silence every critic of Biles. Her 2021 tweet read, “Everyone judging @Simone_Biles doesnt know their foot from their a**hole when it comes to being in her position.Shes on the Olympic team while you’re on Twitter.Whatever is going on cannot be grasped from outside.She’s doing the absolute best she can given the situation she’s in.

Rousey also implied that it was a heinous act to question the dedication of a 4 time Olympic Gold medalist. Her final sentence clarified this intention of her.

Rousey didn’t want anyone else to go through what she had experienced

Rousey was no stranger to mental health issues. She had also gone on record to state on record that there was a history of suicides in her family. She also stated, “My dad and his father both took their lives”.

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Hardcore WWE fans might well know about the entire life of Rousey‘s father, Ron Rousey. And his demise due to suicide.

She also implied that most suicides are due to mental health issues and termed them, “the no.1 killer of young teens”. Rousey also faced a lot of backlash due to the honest presentation of her suicidal opinion on ‘The Ellen Show’. It made her wonder why exactly speaking about mental health was such a big no-no to society.

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Hence, she finally decided to take to public platforms and speak about the fatal factors plaguing us every day. It was also understandable that one who had suffered so much would never want another one to go through the same.

A lot may like to applaud Rousey’s bold move of going against popular opinion and defending Simone Biles. What do you think about this one-year-old stand which Rousey took to support her fellow Olympian?

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