Paralympic Gold Medalist Roy Perkins Slams Becca Meyers’ ‘Nonsense’ Claims

This just confirms what I learned a few years back about the whole paralympic swim program. It is made up of administrators that do not really care about the athletes, only about their own jobs and a lot of athletes that only care about themselves. Too bad,.

She has no right to complain because other people have it worst? How is that an argument? They should all be fighting to have better accommodations. Her bringing the issue to the public is a good thing. These organizers should be accountable for their actions and decisions. They are making plenty of money on the athletes back. Better accommodations should be made.

The reason the story is catching people’s attention is exactly the statistic of how few support folks a team gets. It’s not just about this athlete at this time. She’s trying to bring awareness and change the situation. Our teams and athletes all deserve better treatment. To say, hey, we can handle it is not the point. Get over your resentment and let things change.

Had this been any other year, her point would hold water. When a committee makes decisions with the health of the athletes, coaches, officials, and support personnel in mind, they know that they have to make cuts. The cuts were in no way aimed at Ms. Myers, and Mr. Perkins is merely saying that everyone involved made sacrifices. In trying times, we must all dig deeper to do better.

The purpose of sports is not participation; that is the fun part. The actual reason that we want people involved in sports is to learn how to overcome obstacles. Participating at the Para-O level already shows the participants have the temerity to succeed. COVID did what life does; it threw a curveball. It is how you handle the curveball in-flight that measures your readiness for life. If you swing and miss, shake it off and then get ready for the next pitch, you are a sportsman. If you swing and miss and get angry at yourself or the pitcher, you have a lot of work to do on yourself. If you hit that curve, as long as it stays between the lines, it is fair, and you showed your ability for resilience.

I understand the nature of a PA. However, my background is turning disabilities into abilities. I cannot do that with your mom, dad, brother, or sister hanging around all the time. They will not always be there in life. Learning how to lean on others and letting others rely on you is something everybody – able or not – must learn. Self-sufficiency should be the goal of every young person. Ms. Myers missed this opportunity, but without a doubt, she will have others.

Missing the point through all your “poor disabled girl hysteria”. Athletes that have far greater disabilities have managed through the games with coaches and teammates helping them. They did not need their mom to go with them. This is not a case of the US Paralympics supporting their athlete. This is a case of dysfunctional parenting. There comes a time as a parent of a disabled child to let go of your child and teach them to make it out in the world . Is Becca Myers Mom going to work with her too? Entitlement is not a good trait as teammate or a parent .