The US gymnast Simone Biles withdraw from Tokyo Olympics citing mental health problems.
I never heard of Nadia Comaneci complaining of mental issue.
Catalina Ponor competed till her 30 ties.
The selection for Romanian gymnastics team was tougher, akin to admition to SEALs.
10 yr old were recruited and trained to be champions far away from family.
After you endure years of training and pain you never think to give up, even if your ankles are injured, and you had to land from a jump from parallels.
Andreea Răducan was ill at Sydney Olympics, the doctor gave her a cold medicine, she won gold but she was disqualified, because one component of the medicine ephedrine was baned by athletism association.
This can give you mental health problems. Winning gold after years of work and losing it because of others blunder
What I hate is the media attention of this quitter, which is greater than the media attention for sportsmen and sportswomen who grind away their bodies for success.
