Simone Biles won nationals w/broken toes in both feet, worlds w/a kidney stone, and has carried the burden of being a face of sexual assault survivors as a national institution failed to support them

Half of y'all yelling about "toughness" can't handle wearing a mask in Wegman's

— Kavitha A. Davidson (@kavithadavidson) July 27, 2021

Exactly. Anyway, like any good teammate, she bowed out not to (primarily) protect herself but to protect the team and its chances when she knew she couldn’t perform well. You’d think all these tough guys who claim to have played football and whatever in high school would understand that.