If I won gold in 2016, I think it would change my life.
SIMONE BILESGrowing up, it was kind of a struggle being small, since everyone would make fun of you – except for when it came to hide and seek: that’s the only advantage I ever had!
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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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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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We strive for greatness.
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When I was younger, I thought every kid was adopted because that’s all I’ve known. I have everything I need, so I never felt the need to have answers for what happened.
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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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People comment on my pictures, ‘Stay healthy.’
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I was built this way for a reason, so I’m going to use it.
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You can have fun and do well. Just let loose a bit.
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As athletes, we’re always going to have aches and pains, but when your teammates cheer you on, you don’t think about it.
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We all have skills, I guess.
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I’m not a celebrity. I’m just the same Simone. I just have two Olympic Gold medals now.
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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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You don’t have to be serious all the time to do a good job.
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So far, my goals stops at making an Olympic team, and then if that happens, then I’ll jot down more goals.
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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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