American sweetheart Taylor Swift show on Twitter her support to Olympic gymnast Simone Biles. After NBC promoted Tokyo’s summer Olympics balance beams finals, the singer did a voice-over supporting the athlete. She also supports her decision to temporarily withdrew from the competition to address her mental health.
During the clip, Swift briefly sings This is me Trying, while she narrated about Bile’s resilience and emotional intelligence. The video became viral and the Biles answered it in a very emotional way, becoming one wholesome moment on the social network.
What did Taylor say in the video?
We recommend you to watch it; however, we will tell you the overall message. She opens the video with the question “What do we want from our heroes” and then she said “What do we expect of them? What do we need from them? What happens when they surprise us? When you have the attention of the world, everything you do takes on a bigger meaning”.
With this, Taylor reaffirms her posture over mental health. She already spoke about how she suffered from anxiety and depression. Also, she opened up about her eating disorder in an interview with Vanity Fair. With this being said and after the emotional video, we can be sure that this queen will always support any positive posture about this subject.
Biles made her comeback on Tuesday, re-entering the competition and winning a bronze medal. Even with the bronze, she kept the title of the most decorated gymnast of all time. After her winning, she said about her mental health “It was something that was so out of my control but the outcome I had, at the end of the day, my mental and physical health is better than any medal. So I couldn’t be mad”
