She's the goat not only because she is the most decorated gymnast ever with 34 World and Olympic medals, but because of her longevity and the difficulty of her execution.
Let's normalize not telling women what they should do with their professional and personal lives; I don't recall anyone giving Phelps any such advice.
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Neil deGrasse Tyson