Imagine being Katie or Naomi or Simone.
The
world has expectations and it won’t leave you alone.
Your
performances’ perfection has been touted and extolled,
So
anything will be a loss if it won’t get the gold.
Well,
pressure takes its toll and therefore, even with the buffers
Of
team and coach support, sometimes a well-rehearsed act suffers.
Katie*
gets the silver as the Aussie’s time is faster;
Naomi**
loses to a Czech, a Japanese disaster.
And
Simone***, the gymnast everyone believes to be the best
Leaves
the competition early, feeling out of sorts and stressed.
It
seems the build-up is too much and many athletes just
Cannot
function when their hopes and dreams may suddenly combust.
*Katie
Ledecky **Naomi Osaka ***Simone Biles
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