sometimes we have to walk away with something other than a medal. >> she's been a victim of the most shallow attacks politically motivated attacks on her. let's set those aside for a moment. tell us how athletes have responded to the stand she made there. >> i think athletes are grateful to be given the depth that they deserve. they don't stop being who they are when they hit the competition floor. they bring everything with them. for simone biles this past week, it was a week ago she withdrew from team competition. it was demons that we were able to label the twist and getting lost in the air. this goes further than that. you face a press conference and michael phelps has been talking about it. we need to take athletes seriously not for what they do in competition but what they do in their lives. >> it is a phenomenon. underplayed what she was talking about because it was broader