In other words I think this is what coaches are telling their students when teaching the shot process. When you stand behind the shot, before you get into position, you are using the working portion of your brain, which has limited capacity. You confirm your tip placement on the CB, and your speed, and visualize the shot. When you get into position for the shot you then switch to your procedural portion of the brain, which is automatic with no thought process, to just execute what you confirmed while you were standing. If while in position for the shot you start second guessing what you're about to do you then you switch back to the working portion which can only usually only focus on one thing at a time. If you're in position and you start thinking about your tip position, speed, etc you are overloading this portion of your brain and you will usually miss.
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This is ridiculous how is her problem become OUR problem. She owes US and especially the USA nothing. Countless hours of brutal hard work. Working in an organization with a sex offender and a coach who according to reports was an approximation of Darth Vader both of whom were protected by management and at 24 years of age is 10 years older than any of her competitors. In gymnastics you're washed up damn near at puberty. "She left her country down." What bullshit, she has more metals for the USA than any gymnast in history. The only valid point made by anybody so far was that she should not have gotten on the plane and said: “Look I’m done.” In pool you miss a ball and you lose some money. In gymnastics you miss a landing and you end up paralyzed with a broken back or neck. What have most of US done for the USA? Not much of anything would be my guess so why are you picking on her? I did build the radiation hardened integrated circuits that went into the MX and Trident II D5 missiles but Westinghouse paid me a shit load of money to do that. I did it for the job, the technical challenge and the cash not for the good old USA although that was a nice side benefit. Leave this girl alone. She’s already done more for our country than anybody who hasn’t either died or been badly injured in the military.
JC
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She is a performer in a non essential activity. You are her audience. Without an audience the circus does not go on. It simply has no purpose.
That's who you are to judge.
I guess my point was unless you really have been there, in a position like her, you can't possibly
understand her circumstances.
Am I bummed we didn't get to see the best
do her thing? Of course.
To act like I have any idea what she was going
through, impossible.
People acting like it relates to pool at all is
funny.
2 guys share a hotel, take one's girlfriends car
to a tournament. With the 20's in attendance and
the 100's watching at home. They play for
enough $ to pay expenses and a foot long
subway sandwich, after a saver.
Oh, the pressure
Guy might have to borrow a buck for gas
if he loses or scrape his hand on the metal corner.
What she does is super dangerous if your not
100%. If she wants to back out 1 min before
the event, I say cool stay safe. No criticism from
me.
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Yes, leave her alone. Allow her to move on with her life. Stop thrusting her in the limelight. It is clearly not doing her any good. Ten years from now they can do a “where are they now?” piece on ESPN, just like they’ve done with everyone of her predecessors.
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Is Simone still wearing the GOAT in her hair LOL! She wants to front like she is the goat yet can't even perform when it matters most? I personally lost some respect for her especially after flaunting that in her hair. It would be like Tom Brady not playing in the Super Bowl because he was too nervous about getting hit!
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I don’t know about her.
However, my guess is some athletes are last minute withdrawals when they or their coach is not confident they will pass drug doping tests.
They dedicate their life for 4 years and then withdrawal because of some lame reason?
No, it’s a lesser evil than getting disgraced when it is discovered they are a cheat.
However, my guess is some athletes are last minute withdrawals when they or their coach is not confident they will pass drug doping tests.
They dedicate their life for 4 years and then withdrawal because of some lame reason?
No, it’s a lesser evil than getting disgraced when it is discovered they are a cheat.