[1996]

> "Because I can"

I love that spirit :)

[nikolay]

Really? And what's that spirit exactly? Being too full of herself? Since when modesty and humbleness are not in fashion?

[akudha]

lol, what makes you think she is full of herself? Maybe she is just confident? :)

[nikolay]

A modest answer would have been: "I've worked very hard for this and got rewarded for my effort."

[mkaic]

She's the most decorated gymnast in the world--almost anything short of outright bragging and dissing the competition is modest for her.

[krapp]

Yeah, around here we worship Steve Jobs, Linus Torvalds, Elon Musk and Richard Stallman for being insufferable, arrogant pricks but Heaven forbid Simone Biles be even a little bit proud of herself.

[nikolay]

Again, they are moving the world in some direction (a good or bad - I won't comment on that). How is she moving it by a jot?! How is this an achievement on the grand scheme of things? Have you seen what animals can do with their bodies? Have you seen an Alpine ibex, for example? An squirrel? A cat? Will this impress an alien civilization?

[nikolay]

Maybe she is. I see no grace in her performance though. Maybe I'm too used watching Soviet Bloc gymnastics. Isn't this artistic gymnastics? I see no artisticism in her performance, just routine - it's like a robot doing it, but failing to land properly.