to see people disrespect a team and assume the worst this team had a great Olympic Games. Those of you who are at home have nerve to say
— Destinee Hooker (@destineehooker) August 12, 2012
negative things when you don't know how it feels to represent your country and train 4 years for an opportunity like this. But at the in I
— Destinee Hooker (@destineehooker) August 12, 2012
will continue to pray for each and everyone of you because you are truly an embarrassment!
— Destinee Hooker (@destineehooker) August 12, 2012
After Brazil defeated the U.S. for the gold medal in women’s volleyball, Team USA volleyball player Destinee Hooker lashed out at her critics.
Looking back at her timeline provides a glimpse at some of the disrespectful comments that upset the volleyball star.
One Twitter user stated that Hooker and her teammates believed that they had already secured the gold medal before their match with Brazil:
@destineehooker You believed that you were the winners before the grand finale…
— Gutemberg (@GuttoBerg) August 12, 2012
Hooker denied it:
@GuttoBerg no we did not we never said anything like that. Don't ASSUME what you don't know
— Destinee Hooker (@destineehooker) August 12, 2012
A Brazilian Twitter user called Hooker a failure, despite the fact that she won a silver medal:
https://twitter.com/TiagoDeMelo_/status/234455239967772672
Hooker replied succinctly:
@TiagoDeMelo_ JERK!!!
— Destinee Hooker (@destineehooker) August 12, 2012
And this Twitter user mocked Hooker’s last name:
https://twitter.com/FrankoBoJr/status/234553193617571840
@FrankoBoJr @HarveySorrow wow how horrible are you
— Destinee Hooker (@destineehooker) August 12, 2012
