Gymnast Gabby Douglas Says She Was Tired Of ‘Constant Bullying’

A decorated Olympian Gabby Douglas He revealed that he felt bullied while competing at the top level in the world.

Earlier this month, a TikTok user posted a video suggesting fans should “dump” Douglas, 28, after Simone Biles became more popular among gymnastics fans.

“Gabby Douglas used to be the greatest Olympic gymnast ever Simone Biles,” the user said in the clip. “Nobody cares about Gabby Douglas anymore. When was the last time you thought about Gabby Douglas? I think about him all the time!”

The video caught Douglas’ attention.

“It’s okay! Being bullied all the time is bothering me and it’s stressing me out,” Douglas replied on Tuesday, August 6. “I just want to live my life in peace.”

Douglas added that he appreciates the written support, “Thanks for the love! It is really needed in this world. “

During the 2012 London Olympics, Douglas made history as the first black gymnast to win gold in the individual. He returned to the 2016 Olympics in Rio. He has won a total of three gold medals.

Douglas withdrew from the competition when he did not participate in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

“I wanted to step back and work on myself and work on my attitude,” Douglas said of his retirement in an interview with February. Hallie Jackson NOW. “I like gymnastics and I like to push myself every day. I love the game so I never want to go on a bad day.”

Despite her recovery, Douglas hoped to qualify for the 2024 Paris Olympics, but injured her ankle before the US Gymnastics Championships.

“It was very difficult because you want to keep going, but at the same time, my body was like, ‘Oh, maybe we should stop,'” Douglas only said. Us Weekly in July. “It was kind of like, ‘Oh, should we push it? … Push it over the edge and make it worse? … Or do I take a break and rest and move on to that?’ It was a very difficult decision.”

While Douglas wasn’t in Paris, he was in Biles’ spirit. During the medal ceremony for each floor event, Biles, 27, and Jordan Chiles he bowed to the Brazilian gymnast Rebeka Andrade who took home the gold medal. It was the first time that there was an all-black stadium in the game.

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“[We did that] for all the little girls and boys who look like us, to believe in themselves that they can do it again,” said Biles. People on tuesday. “One day I was in their shoes when I saw Gabby win and I said, ‘Oh my god, if she can do it, I can do it.’

Although Douglas did not qualify for the Olympics this year, he is not counting himself out in 2028.

“I have it [the Summer 2028 Olympics] in my mind,” he said Us. “And even before that, there are many world championships that I want to go to [and] many competitions around the world.”