Biles stated that although the Olympics did not go as I had hoped, putting my mental health and physical health first was one of my greatest achievements.Biles shared her Tokyo experience during a Zoom conversation Saturday with President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden.Simone Biles stated that her decision not to participate in several Olympic events to concentrate on her mental well-being will be remembered as one of her greatest accomplishments."When an opponent knocks you down on the track, you stop and go back to pick him up and walk with him to the finish line," Biden said. Biden spoke of the moment US runner Isaiah Jewett fell on the 800-meter race. He and Nijel Amos from Botswana then helped one another up and jogged together to the finish line.The president, speaking from Delaware, congratulated Olympic athletes for their performances. He thanked them all for representing the USA in the Summer Games and said they made him proud.Biden said, "You represented everything that we stand for," "You did it really well."President Obama also praised swimmer Katie Ledecky, and biathlete Biles for their courage despite being under extreme psychological pressure.Jewett and Biles shared their reflections about the most difficult moments during the competition.Jewett stated, "At the End of the Day, we are all people and go through the exact same nervousness and pains. So might as well finish the job we started."Biles, who was in the middle the gymnastics team final, walked out of the individual all around competition to concentrate on her mental health. She said earlier in her career that she would have been too stubborn to make a change. She was also proud of how her teammates dealt with her withdrawal at the team final.She said, "It's really nice to have mental health discussed more in sports because at the end the day we are human before athletes."Biles, the most decorated gymnast of the world, missed several events and returned to competition on Tuesday for balance beam final. He won the bronze medal.Biden stated that her decision to prioritize her mental well-being on the most prestigious stage in the world was a great example for other people, not just athletes."And guess what?" "You got back on that damn beam," he said, before laughing about his own athleticism. I'm telling you, flipping on a 4-inch beam to do a flip is my idea for purgatory. Before I tried that, I would try almost any other thing."
