When on September 27th Simone Biles decided to quit the team finals and, on the very next day, the All Around one, the web exploded: they labelled her as egoist, as a looser, as a betrayer of the nation. Nothing could be further from the truth. Simone, through her decision, wanted to make a statement: athletes are people, human beings whose physical and mental health cannot be ignored and sacrified for the sake of the "I want it all" of some federations, such as the American one. A true lesson of life and sport that set her a role model for everyone.