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.
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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The sport is called artistic gymnastics. So you do have to be a little bit of an actress.
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I just keep surprising myself, I guess.
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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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For me, I don’t think about size – I focus more on being powerful and confident.
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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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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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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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My parents make sure we have everything we need so that we compete to the best of our abilities.
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I don’t necessarily have favorite brands.
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We strive for greatness.
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If anybody has a bad day, they’ll just come to my room because they know I’ll bring out the positive in everything, or I’ll make them laugh, or I’ll be just crazy.
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One of my proudest moments was probably 2013 Worlds because I proved to myself that I could do things that I didn’t think I could.
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I didn’t get the high school opportunity, but it always worked out.
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Father served in the Air Force for 22 years.
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I was built this way for a reason, so I’m going to use it.
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