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.
SIMONE BILESI started gymnastics when I was six years old. I was at day care, and they took us on a field trip to a gym club, Bannon’s Gymnastix in Houston, and that’s how I got started.
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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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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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I’m thrilled that I was able to share my first Olympic Games experience with my U.S. teammates.
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I have everything I need, so there are no blanks left unfilled.
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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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You can still be very good at what you do and have fun.
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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 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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I think we have other things to worry about than some Zika virus.
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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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The sport is called artistic gymnastics. So you do have to be a little bit of an actress.
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We go to church on Sunday and then have family dinner. My mom usually cooks, and most of the time, it’s protein and something else. She will ask us kids what we want!
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You can’t get too caught up in yourself.
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There are goals that I have, and then I dream of it, and then I make it a reality. If I could crawl out of my skin and see it, it would be really amazing.
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