“We Were Taught Not to Quit”: Simone Biles Faces Twitter Attack After Openly Confronting Her Haters for Insensitive Behaviour

When the GOAT of gymnastics, Simone Biles, backed out of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, she made headlines for obvious reasons. Biles chose to put her health and well-being ahead of trying to recreate her Olympic success in Rio, citing mental health issues as the reason. Biles’ decision was unwavering despite the strong public outcry against her action.

However, a random tweet from Simone made the public on Twitter wacky, while some recalled her withdrawal from the Olympics. At the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, Biles succumbed to the pressure and withdrew from some competitions due to mental health issues, which must have been challenging. However, being in the spotlight and having the public watch your every action is even more challenging.

Fans lashed out at Simone Biles

Recently, the four-time gold medalist Simone made an out-of-the-blue tweet on Twitter. The tweet reads, “Some of y’all were never taught common courtesy, and it shows.” Later, as the people on Twitter saw the tweet, they started retweeting it. While some comments were positive, on the other hand, some were negative.

After reading the tweet, one user shared his point of view and said, “And some of us were taught to stand for what is true and right. Sometimes folks take that as being “discourteous” and it shows.” Still, a user’s comment about her withdrawal caught everyone’s attention. “I was taught not to quit on my team. What are your thoughts on that?” the user wrote. Another wrote, “like the common courtesy of not quitting on your teammates who were relying on you.”

Again, a user commented, “Some of y’all were never taught to not quit in the middle of a competition and it shows.” Meanwhile, another wrote, “I know right? And usually they’re rude for no good damn reason. like, who peed in their cereal bowl this morning?” Some asked Simone to stop wasting her time here, “You’re on Twitter. Stop tilting at windmills. You’re wasting valuable time.”

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Another user referred to her tweet that was made without any topic. “The remarks people made when you got the twisties and pulled out of events showed that and also showed that too many people talk without knowing what they’re talking about,” he wrote. Meanwhile, a user penned that he could have destroyed Simone in gymnastics, “I’d destroy you at gymnastics if I didn’t have a bad ankle.”

Good comments among all the negativity

As the negative comments gushed about her in the comment section, there were some good comments also. Her fans defended her from the negativity, while some appreciated her. One fan wrote, “Rise above Miss Biles. You are a national treasure to all the free world! I cannot express my appreciation of you for all the beauty you exhibited on such difficult mastery of your profession and sport. Walk in the foot prints of the greats, for thoust art one of them.”

Meanwhile, other fans recalled her work ethic with her astounding career. He wrote, “Random Twitter guy here. Not related to your tweet, just wanted to take the opportunity to tell you I think you are AMAZING! Your discipline, work ethic, courage, and confidence must be astonishing to push your talents to the highest levels that you have achieved! Best wishes!”

Meanwhile, even after facing all these backlashes, Simone doesn’t make any clarification about the reference to the tweet. However, she is lucky to have fans who defended her in a tough time.

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