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Thread #170141   Message #4115319
Posted By: Steve Shaw
03-Aug-21 - 08:44 PM
Thread Name: BS: 2021 Olympics
Subject: RE: BS: 2021 Olympics
Now I have no wish to be judgemental, but I've heard the term "mental health" tossed around a bit too frequently for my liking in these Olympics (and beyond). As I see it, if you're in competition at the very highest level, a good part of your mindset should consist of determination, focus, bloody-mindedness and the ability to put the psychological trauma of setbacks and failures to one side. To me, those attributes in sport are just as important as practice, fitness and the acquisition of skills. The young lady who butted out of several gymnastic events, claiming mental health issues, who then came back to perform at the very end, had me scratching my head a bit. Surely she should just have gone home to see her medical professionals. Instead, she made a mistake in her first event (and what elite sportsperson doesn't make mistakes?) and cried off. I wonder what therapist she consulted and what the diagnosis was...

Anyhow, as I say, I have no wish to be judgemental. I'm just musing...