How long with this gymnastics crap? Like 3,000 world wide do it. Enough with Simone!
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I’m very excited to see her back in the Olympics.
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pablo polates wrote:
How long with this gymnastics crap? Like 3,000 world wide do it. Enough with Simone!
Well, WAY more than 3,000 worldwide are gymnasts...most high schools in the US have gymnastics, colleges have gymnastics, and there are gymnastics schools all over the US filled with girls and boys doing it. Way more than 3,000 just in the US do it.
If you're talking on an elite level, well, are you going to stop watching the NFL, or MLB or the NBA?
MLB: ~949 players
NBA: ~560 players
NFL: ~1696 players
Simone Biles is one of the greatest athletes ever, and she could arguably be the best athlete ever. I'll watch. I appreciate greatness.
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Better than a boring 5 or 10.000 meter track race.
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Flagpole wrote:
pablo polates wrote:
How long with this gymnastics crap? Like 3,000 world wide do it. Enough with Simone!
Well, WAY more than 3,000 worldwide are gymnasts...most high schools in the US have gymnastics, colleges have gymnastics, and there are gymnastics schools all over the US filled with girls and boys doing it. Way more than 3,000 just in the US do it.
If you're talking on an elite level, well, are you going to stop watching the NFL, or MLB or the NBA?
MLB: ~949 players
NBA: ~560 players
NFL: ~1696 players
Simone Biles is one of the greatest athletes ever, and she could arguably be the best athlete ever. I'll watch. I appreciate greatness.
Name all the gymnastics athletes that you know besides Simone? Probably Zero - am I right? No one cares about it and she shines in a sport that has very few participants. She is a big fish in a very tiny pond.
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Same pathetic poster makes same pathetic thread.
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pablo polates wrote:
How long with this gymnastics crap? Like 3,000 world wide do it. Enough with Simone!
Having worked a little with Olympic gymnasts long ago, I appreciate how incredibly athletic she is. So yes I am game for watching her compete.
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Flagpole wrote:
pablo polates wrote:
How long with this gymnastics crap? Like 3,000 world wide do it. Enough with Simone!
Well, WAY more than 3,000 worldwide are gymnasts...most high schools in the US have gymnastics, colleges have gymnastics, and there are gymnastics schools all over the US filled with girls and boys doing it. Way more than 3,000 just in the US do it.
If you're talking on an elite level, well, are you going to stop watching the NFL, or MLB or the NBA?
MLB: ~949 players
NBA: ~560 players
NFL: ~1696 players
Simone Biles is one of the greatest athletes ever, and she could arguably be the best athlete ever. I'll watch. I appreciate greatness.
Most high schools do NOT have gymnastics! Only TX, IL, MA, and NY (and only in NYC) have it. According to USA Gymnastics only 176 high schools have gymnastics.
As for college, there are 81 women's programs and 12 D1 men's programs
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samcallan wrote:
Flagpole wrote:
Well, WAY more than 3,000 worldwide are gymnasts...most high schools in the US have gymnastics, colleges have gymnastics, and there are gymnastics schools all over the US filled with girls and boys doing it. Way more than 3,000 just in the US do it.
If you're talking on an elite level, well, are you going to stop watching the NFL, or MLB or the NBA?
MLB: ~949 players
NBA: ~560 players
NFL: ~1696 players
Simone Biles is one of the greatest athletes ever, and she could arguably be the best athlete ever. I'll watch. I appreciate greatness.
Most high schools do NOT have gymnastics! Only TX, IL, MA, and NY (and only in NYC) have it. According to USA Gymnastics only 176 high schools have gymnastics.
As for college, there are 81 women's programs and 12 D1 men's programs
More states than that have gymnastics. I think they all do. While there are limited college opportunities for gymnasts its because so much money is dumped into football and basketball rather than the unpopularity of the sport. That there are so few men's teams is a result of title ix compensation for bloated football rosters full of 3rd and 4th stringers.
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pablo polates wrote:
Flagpole wrote:
Well, WAY more than 3,000 worldwide are gymnasts...most high schools in the US have gymnastics, colleges have gymnastics, and there are gymnastics schools all over the US filled with girls and boys doing it. Way more than 3,000 just in the US do it.
If you're talking on an elite level, well, are you going to stop watching the NFL, or MLB or the NBA?
MLB: ~949 players
NBA: ~560 players
NFL: ~1696 players
Simone Biles is one of the greatest athletes ever, and she could arguably be the best athlete ever. I'll watch. I appreciate greatness.
Name all the gymnastics athletes that you know besides Simone? Probably Zero - am I right? No one cares about it and she shines in a sport that has very few participants. She is a big fish in a very tiny pond.
Well, I AM a former gymnast, so I can name quite a few. I moved to diving and then finally running and now weightlifting primarily. I know of quite a few athletes in those sports/disciplines including Sam Sulek who was a very good diver and now a body builder (though I don't agree with his methods in the latter).
You are wrong in your depiction of gymnastics. It is a highly-skilled sport with millions of litle kids wanting to be the next Mary Lou Retton or Simone Biles. Biles has reached the pinnacle against all those who wish they could do what she can do.
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samcallan wrote:
Flagpole wrote:
Well, WAY more than 3,000 worldwide are gymnasts...most high schools in the US have gymnastics, colleges have gymnastics, and there are gymnastics schools all over the US filled with girls and boys doing it. Way more than 3,000 just in the US do it.
If you're talking on an elite level, well, are you going to stop watching the NFL, or MLB or the NBA?
MLB: ~949 players
NBA: ~560 players
NFL: ~1696 players
Simone Biles is one of the greatest athletes ever, and she could arguably be the best athlete ever. I'll watch. I appreciate greatness.
Most high schools do NOT have gymnastics! Only TX, IL, MA, and NY (and only in NYC) have it. According to USA Gymnastics only 176 high schools have gymnastics.
As for college, there are 81 women's programs and 12 D1 men's programs
Well, that's BS. Most big high schools in Ohio have it. I know someone who did gymnastics (somewhat recently) in in high school in Nebraska. So...NOPE!
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Flagpole wrote:
pablo polates wrote:
How long with this gymnastics crap? Like 3,000 world wide do it. Enough with Simone!
Well, WAY more than 3,000 worldwide are gymnasts...most high schools in the US have gymnastics, colleges have gymnastics, and there are gymnastics schools all over the US filled with girls and boys doing it. Way more than 3,000 just in the US do it.
If you're talking on an elite level, well, are you going to stop watching the NFL, or MLB or the NBA?
MLB: ~949 players
NBA: ~560 players
NFL: ~1696 players
Simone Biles is one of the greatest athletes ever, and she could arguably be the best athlete ever. I'll watch. I appreciate greatness.
If you count all the legit international professional leagues the Baseball and Basketball numbers shoot way up too
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Flagpole wrote:
pablo polates wrote:
Name all the gymnastics athletes that you know besides Simone? Probably Zero - am I right? No one cares about it and she shines in a sport that has very few participants. She is a big fish in a very tiny pond.
Well, I AM a former gymnast, so I can name quite a few. I moved to diving and then finally running and now weightlifting primarily. I know of quite a few athletes in those sports/disciplines including Sam Sulek who was a very good diver and now a body builder (though I don't agree with his methods in the latter).
You are wrong in your depiction of gymnastics. It is a highly-skilled sport with millions of litle kids wanting to be the next Mary Lou Retton or Simone Biles. Biles has reached the pinnacle against all those who wish they could do what she can do.
I went to the trials for both men and women so could name a lot of them. Even the former gymnasts that were introduced and some that were inducted into the hall of fame. Now if only I had Paul Hamm’s voice.
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pablo polates wrote:
How long with this gymnastics crap? Like 3,000 world wide do it. Enough with Simone!
Out of everyone interviewed so far and asked which athlete they are looking most forward to watching, Simone Biles is the top answer.
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Stupid troll post, and not even a good one.
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Seen on SB seen them all.
I am not interested in watching angst and overcoming it.
I'd rather watch the sporting competition. Unfortunately the US coverage is focused on, and manufacture drama.
Their money demographic is the once - every - 4 year fan. Not us sports fans.
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Flagpole wrote:
samcallan wrote:
Most high schools do NOT have gymnastics! Only TX, IL, MA, and NY (and only in NYC) have it. According to USA Gymnastics only 176 high schools have gymnastics.
As for college, there are 81 women's programs and 12 D1 men's programs
Well, that's BS. Most big high schools in Ohio have it. I know someone who did gymnastics (somewhat recently) in in high school in Nebraska. So...NOPE!
Ohio should be on the list.
Even then this is far from "most" HS in the US.
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Maybe NBC will inquire about her TUE...
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