Simone Biles came home from the Tokyo Olympics with a bronze medal from the balance beam and a legion of new admirers, given the way she stood up for her mental health rather than risk competing.
The GOAT of gymnastics’ boyfriend is Houston Texans’ safety Jonathan Owens and he related what it was like to watch her challenges in Japan.
“I was sick for her, just because I can see her face, I kind of know her facial expressions, I can kind of read her lips and kind of know what was going on and kind of what she was telling her coach,” Owens said Thursday. “I kind of already knew what was going on beforehand, so I was just really hoping she was going to get over it and be able to go out there and perform. So I was sick to my stomach because she wasn’t able to go out there.”
Owens said he had not been apart from Biles for this long since they started dating and that compounded his stress.
“It was hard for me to really understand what she was going through because I’m not on that stage and dealing with those pressures and everything, but I just try to be as understanding as possible,” Owens said.
“I was so proud of her. Just to be able to overcome mentally what was going on. She kind of altered her beam routine, but I was just happy for her.”
