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.
SIMONE BILESI 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.’
More Simone Biles Quotes
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We strive for greatness.
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I take things one step at a time.
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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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The floor exercise is a way to express your personality.
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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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You can still be very good at what you do and have fun.
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It’s amazing that I can inspire little kids to know that you can be short or tall, and your body type doesn’t matter because you can do anything.
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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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At some point, I’ll have to go get a real job.
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At the end of the day, if I can say I had fun, it was a good day.
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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 didn’t really ever dream of going to the Olympics until after 2012.
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It was a very long and hard decision. My dad kept telling me, ‘You can always go to college, but you can’t always go pro.’ That made sense to me.
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In the morning, I usually get up between 7:40 A.M. and 7:45 A.M., and then I’ll brush my teeth, do my hair, and just throw on my leotard and my clothes and go to the kitchen.
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My first experience with gymnastics was when I was in daycare. We took a field trip to a gym, and I was hooked.
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