David Ortiz congratulates his ‘good friend’ Aly Raisman on her silver medal
The slugger tweeted that the gymnast made ‘Boston proud as usual.’
Needham native Aly Raisman took home the silver medal in the women’s gymnastics individual all-around competition Thursday, but finishing runner-up to teammate Simone Biles — whose margin of victory was larger than the margins of the last nine gold medalists in the same event combined — was a pretty good consolation prize.Raisman also received a second consolation prize in the form of congratulations from another beloved Boston athlete: Red Sox slugger David Ortiz.
Congrats to my good friend @Aly_Raisman on the silver medal…makin Boston proud as usual!! 🇺🇸 #BostonStrong
— David Ortiz (@davidortiz) August 11, 2016
Ortiz sent the tweet to his “good friend” Raisman about an hour before the Sox played the last of their three-game series against the Yankees. The duo have attended several charity events together in the past, with Raisman auctioning off private gymnastics lessons to help raise money for the David Ortiz Children’s Fund in 2012.
Aly Raisman with David Ortiz and his children.
Ortiz wasn’t the only athlete to congratulate Raisman or Biles, however. Many current and former Olympians took time to recognize the dominance of the two gymnasts.
Aly, congratulations beautiful. Nobody works harder than you & it finally paid off. I’m so proud of you @Aly_Raisman pic.twitter.com/aZ84mOM4n8
— Nastia Liukin (@NastiaLiukin) August 11, 2016
Congratulations @Simone_Biles ⭐️ & @Aly_Raisman “Iron sharpens iron” ⚒⚔ way to push each other to greatness!!!! 🇺🇸🙌✨ https://t.co/im34vLA90h
— Kerri Walsh Jennings (@kerrileewalsh) August 11, 2016
I’m tearing up!!! SO happy for you both @Aly_Raisman and @Simone_Biles. Nothing but beauty, grace, power, and class ❤️ ❤️ ❤️
— Jordyn Wieber (@jordyn_wieber) August 11, 2016
Congratulations @Simone_Biles @Aly_Raisman Your hard work & exceptional character makes us so proud of you both! #TeamUSA @USAGym #Olympics
— Kerri Strug (@kerristrug96) August 11, 2016
Congratulations @Simone_Biles and @Aly_Raisman What a beautiful success…
— Nadia Comaneci (@nadiacomaneci10) August 11, 2016
Noooooo words for what I just witnessed @Simone_Biles @Aly_Raisman you are not human!! Massive congrats on Gold and Silver! #girlsonfire
— Alex Morgan (@alexmorgan13) August 11, 2016
Huge congrats to @Simone_Biles and @Aly_Raisman!! So amazing. Loved watching. #TeamUSA
— Carli Lloyd (@CarliLloyd) August 11, 2016
Watch a clip of the medal ceremony below.
https://twitter.com/NBCOlympics/status/763953201926115330
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