As athletes, we’re always going to have aches and pains, but when your teammates cheer you on, you don’t think about it.
SIMONE BILESI guess I just have really tough skin.
More Simone Biles Quotes
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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 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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People comment on my pictures, ‘Stay healthy.’
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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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I didn’t get the high school opportunity, but it always worked out.
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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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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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I think I’m teaching my teammates that they can still be successful while having fun and enjoying the moment rather than being a stone cold brick.
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I would be like, ‘Oh, my gosh, I wish I could go to prom.’ But then I think, ‘You know what? A lot of people can’t say they’ve ever done what I do – they’ll never have this opportunity.’
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I love competing.
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You can’t get too caught up in yourself.
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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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I’m not a celebrity. I’m just the same Simone. I just have two Olympic Gold medals now.
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Everything is possible at any one competition.
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If I disappoint someone, it’s their loss for putting that expectation on me when they don’t know me. I can’t control what they want.
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