While the world rooted for her to shine through the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, Simone Biles?decided to step back for the sake of her mental health. The seven-time Olympic medallist chose mental health over stocking up her collection with another medal that year. In a recent video with her family, Simone Biles revealed what went through her mind at the Olympics.

Recently, the Biles family sat for a quality dinner together in the video titled, Controlling Complexity- Dinner With Biles. As the conversation flowed, the members opened up about how they controlled the complexities in their individual lives. When it was Simone’s turn to share, she shared her experiences at the Tokyo Olympics.

Simone Biles had pushed off her mental health for many years

Simone Biles was at the peak of her career when she decided to take a break from gymnastics. Coincidentally, she received her calling on the Olympics stage, which made her decision worldwide breaking news. While recording a dinner table video with her family with Ruckus Co, Simone expressed “for so many years I’ve kind of like suppressed all the feelings and everything.”

When she was at the Olympics stage about to perform, she revealed what her mind told her, “I couldn’t do it anymore my body and my mind literally shut down and was like Simone you can’t do this anymore you have to take a break, unfortunately, it’s at the Olympics but we’re shutting your body off right now good luck.” Simone expressed that it was a nice ?wake-up call? for her to take care of her mind and body that she had pushed off for so many years. More so, it also made her realize that she was ?more than gymnastics?.

The gymnast also felt that she had the liberty to take such a big step since she “had the blessing to go to Five World Championships and two Olympic games” previously. Nevertheless, she had shined throughout the championships too, making a big name for herself.

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It?s quite natural for athletes to feel anxious about their performance. It can sometimes affect the well-being of their mental health. However. most athletes tend to ignore it and continue to practice. But in Simone?s case, it did not work. For the good, it brought a huge change in the USA Gymnastics team.

The USA Gymnastics team takes inspiration from Simone Biles

Simone Biles?s brave decision to prioritize mental health over the Olympics inspired the USA Gymnastics team. Therefore, on the occasion of World Mental Health, it decided to pay for National Team athletes’ and coaches? routine visits to mental health professionals.

Moreover, GK Elite partnered with USA Gymnastics for this noble cause becoming a primary funder. The two bodies have decided on a budget for each team. USA Gymnastics is set to cover $125 per visit for the teams. Indeed, the biggest decisions of Simone?s life became a game changer for the sports community.

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