I think for me, the most fun competition that I’ve had was my first Worlds.
SIMONE BILESI feel like I’m small and mighty and pack a powerful punch, just like Tide PODS.
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People comment on my pictures, ‘Stay healthy.’
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You can’t get too caught up in yourself.
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Most of our fans don’t get to interact with us or know our personalities except through social media.
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Most people would focus on concentrating more, and I can’t do that. It almost makes me overthink a lot of my things. I have to focus on not thinking.
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Mentally, I have to get my body and mind in the right place before I start the routine, but once into the zone, it’s like I turn on a switch. I envision myself doing the same thing for the Olympic Games.
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I think we have other things to worry about than some Zika virus.
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The support down here in Rio has been amazing – between my family, Team U.S.A. and Team Kellogg’s, I’ve felt so much love. This whole experience has been a dream come true.
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The floor exercise is a way to express your personality.
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Every year, I think of Worlds as the big meet, but now, it’s the Olympics. I’m blessed to even have the opportunity to think about it and work for it.
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It hurts my head, but it’s fine because it’s something I do every day. You can’t avoid the gymnastics questions.
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I just keep surprising myself, I guess.
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It’s amazing that I can inspire little kids to know that you can be short or tall, and your body type doesn’t matter because you can do anything.
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I always say my biggest competitor is myself because, whenever I step out there on the mat, I’m competing against myself to prove that I can do this and that I am very well trained, prepared for it.
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I love a good Netflix binge!
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It was a very long and hard decision. My dad kept telling me, ‘You can always go to college, but you can’t always go pro.’ That made sense to me.
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I can only control what I do when I go compete.
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Sometimes I hear the crowd cheering, and most of the time your body’s on auto pilot, so sometimes even after I do a floor routine, I’m like, ‘Did I really just do that?’
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I don’t really think about the degree of difficulty or the possibility of making a mistake. I just try to relax and let my preparation and training take over.
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Most athletes get intimidated once they see how many fans are out there, but it almost calms me down in a way because I think of it as a fun way to show off what I’ve been working on.
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Before a big event, I usually go to church and light a candle for St. Sebastian, who is the patron saint of athletes.
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I tune it all out because if I let other people’s stress get to me, then I stress myself out more than I need to.
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I never felt I had questions or needed answers or had a part of me that was missing.
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That’s what I love about how diverse our team is – we have such different body types, yet together, we build the best team there is. I think we’re stronger together than individually.
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Always work hard and have fun in what you do because I think that’s when you’re more successful. You have to choose to do it.
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For me, I don’t think about size – I focus more on being powerful and confident.
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The reaction of the public plays a very important role. It gives us an adrenaline boost, especially when people start to shout and clap their hands in time with the music. That really helps us to go on.
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