I’m thrilled that I was able to share my first Olympic Games experience with my U.S. teammates.
SIMONE BILESI don’t fear what will happen, but you just get ahead of yourself, like, ‘Oh my gosh, I wish it would happen now.’
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For me, I don’t think about size – I focus more on being powerful and confident.
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I was missing out on public school and going to the football games, prom or homecomings. But I’ve been to three World Championships. So I think it’s like a win-win.
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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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Stay healthy, have fun with it, and embrace all the moments. Because anything can happen.
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My mom, Nellie, got me a rosary at church. I don’t use it to pray before a competition. I’ll just pray normally to myself, but I have it there in case.
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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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At some point, I’ll have to go get a real job.
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It doesn’t even matter if I don’t win a self-gold – after every meet, I have pizza. Pepperoni pizza.
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I have dual citizenship.
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One of my favourite things to do is compete for a crowd. It’s just really fun for me.
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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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As a kid growing up, I was never like, ‘I want to go to the Olympics,’ so having to pass on 2012 because I was too young didn’t bother me at all.
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I don’t fear what will happen, but you just get ahead of yourself, like, ‘Oh my gosh, I wish it would happen now.’
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We’ve always had each other’s backs in and out of competition. We support each other the most because we’re the only ones that know what it’s like to go through what we do, and so we can’t be more thankful for each other. We’re like sisters.
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