Simone Biles, with a combined total of 32 Olympic and World Championship medals, got a case of the “twisties” at the Olympics in Tokyo last year. This means that when doing flips or twists, the world’s greatest gymnast had a hard time figuring out where the ground was. So, she told the world she wasn’t going to compete because she knew her limits. Instead of sacrificing everything for a team medal with others on the US team, she was cheering on the sidelinesfor her teammates. If she had pushed herself at all costs, she might have ended up with a lifelonginjury. Instead, she knew when to tell people she wasn’t OK.
