A lesson from the sport world
The gentleman in the picture is none other than Shaquille O'Neal, perhaps the greatest basketball player of all time. Rather, it's a girl who recently requested Shaquille to take a picture with her, posted it to social media, and didn't give a damn about the nasty and inappropriate remarks others made.
With a mother who was frequently incarcerated, Simone Biles was raised without parental guidance and was sent in foster care on many occasions. Simone Biles was born in Columbus, Ohio, 27 years ago. Little Simone is quiet and reserved, but she has a lot of energy; her grandparents couldn't keep up with her all day long as she raced and leaped.
She was the 13-year-old American national junior champion.
She was a 16-year-old World Championship gold medallist.
She has won 40 medals in all, including six golds from the Olympics and 23 golds from the world. She has won more medals than any other gymnast in history.
A terrible incident involving the US national gymnastics team surfaced in 2018; the legendary selection doctor was found guilty of assaulting several athletes. Simone takes a direct approach to the subject matter, acknowledging that he has been abused on several occasions. He also shares his years of pain, melancholy, and remorse. In 2021, she stumbles during a competition, falls from the platform trembling, and eventually retires.
Later on, she confesses that she has been afflicted with a condition known as twisties for a while. Twisties are characterized by an abrupt loss of consciousness of one's own presence and sense of space. A gymnast who suffers from this extremely severe illness might potentially endanger her life if it affects her during an activity.
Now a well-known figure worldwide, Simone frequently discusses in public the value of mental health in sports. She made it possible for all elite clubs and sports teams to have a mental coach today.
Simone has won two golds in the Paris Olympics in recent days; the most recent one came yesterday in the individual all-around competition, which was witnessed by a large number of sports celebrities who waited in line to watch her race.
Let's return to this picture, though. This picture emphasizes how much of a physical difference there is between her (1.42 meters and 46 kg) and him (2.16 meters and 156 kg). Furthermore, it draws attention to Simone's self-irony in wanting to snap this picture as well as how offensive and violent some references may be, particularly when a woman who has previously endured a great deal of violence is around.
This picture illustrates two distinct approaches to dominating a sport. In that picture, Shaq himself said, "That little girl next to him is the greatest sporting legend between the two."