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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.

Simone Biles

People comment on my pictures, ‘Stay healthy.’
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Health People Photograph Stay
I always say my biggest competitor is myself because, whenever I step out there on the mat, I’m competing against myself to prove that I can do this and that I am very well trained, prepared for it.
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Myself Preparation Training World
I didn’t really ever dream of going to the Olympics until after 2012.
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Dream Myself Sports
I didn’t get the high school opportunity, but it always worked out.
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Myself Opportunity Work
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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Hands Important Music People Play Reaction Role Start Time
If I thought of gymnastics as a job, it would put too much stress on me.
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Job Myself Sports Thinking
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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Mom Myself Prayer Religious
I never thought about competing in the Olympic Games when I was growing up.
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Competition Game Growth Myself Thinking
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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Care Children Growth Myself Young
At some point, I’ll have to go get a real job.
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Job Myself Reality
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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Myself Opportunity People Thinking
For me, I don’t think about size – I focus more on being powerful and confident.
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Confidence Focus Myself Powerful Thinking
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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Dream Goal Myself Reality See Skin
Growing up, it was kind of a struggle being small, since everyone would make fun of you – except for when it came to hide and seek: that’s the only advantage I ever had!
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Fun Growth Hide Kind Myself Struggle Yourself
You can still be very good at what you do and have fun.
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Fun Goodness Yourself
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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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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