Gabby: she can fly. (Pic: AP/ Huffington Post)
Watching the Olympics women gymnastics team finals on Tuesday night, I, like many others who have expressed similar views, noticed that the NBC commentators hardly praised or said a good word about Gabby Douglas’ performance.
They kept harping on how she almost quit, and how “lucky” she was to have a sister who always persuaded her to continue.
There is an excellent post about this at this blog : “The first to do floor, Gabby’s performance received a score of 15.066. Solid. I literally waited on the commentators to find anything good to say about the routine. *Crickets* They said virtually nothing.” Read also the observations of other viewers.
I felt that the commentators’ efforts to marginalize or diminish her abilities were really biased and unprofessional.
But Gabby went on to win the women’s gymnastics all-around gold medal. Her determination to succeed and metal toughness are indeed inspiring. Congratulations!
Thank you for your saying things as they really are! 🙂
Thanks for the comment.:)
I wasn’t watching but SHE WON!
And I guess that says it all… Congratulations Gabby!
Yes….winning is the best revenge.:)
What they said was correct, Gabby didn’t really want it growing up, she was pushed into it. And almost quit, what… if you really want it, as most olympians do, nothing will stop you. Unfortunately she just has natural talent in it and unfortunately won over others that dreamed and worked hard at this their whole lives, and would not quit no matter what. That’s not the Olympic spirit, so no respect from me. And I agree with the commentators, it’s a shame she won.
We’ve all had doubts about things in our lives and then turned it around once we found our focus. To dismiss the effort and determination of this young lady because at some point in her life, she wasn’t sure about gymnastics is truly sad. She won her gold medals fair and square, and the only shameful thing is the attitude of those who are having a hard time accepting that fact… Good job on this post Sharifah! 😉