Charles Hurt -- The Ultimate Participation Trophy: Why Praise for Quitting Undermines Simone Biles' Career
But it seems a little premature to declare someone a “hero†simply because she felt forced to quit something over mental problems — or any other kind of problem.But you wouldn’t call someone a “hero†just because the person got struck by lightning.There would be no value to life if all that mattered was just showing up.Sure, just showing up is the most important thing we all do every single day.
But there is nothing extraordinary about just showing up.
It is sad, maybe, but those are just the laws of physics.When everybody gets gold for just showing up, gold loses all value.