Simone Biles: We're not just athletes, we are human too

Simone Biles

American gymnast Simone Biles is hurt after people accused her of quitting the 2020 Tokyo Olympics due to mental health issues. She decided to pull out of the individual all-around, vault, bars and floor finals.

Speaking to E! Online, Biles, who won a silver and bronze at the Tokyo Games, said she can see why her fans were angry with her because nobody can see her mental health struggles.

"It wasn't an easy decision, so it hurts that people were like, ‘Oh she quit or she did this' because I've worked five years for that, why would I quit? At the end of the day, we're not just athletes or entertainment, we're human too and we have real emotions. I feel like I push things under the rug. I just kind of went along with it, but it was something bigger than me at that moment. After the team finals or so we went to the village and I honestly expected to feel a little bit embarrassed and people were still coming up to me saying how much I meant and done for them in their world and that was just the craziest feeling ever."

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