At some point, I’ll have to go get a real job.
SIMONE BILESWe 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!
More Simone Biles Quotes
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Most athletes get intimidated once they see how many fans are out there, but it almost calms me down in a way because I think of it as a fun way to show off what I’ve been working on.
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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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Before a big event, I usually go to church and light a candle for St. Sebastian, who is the patron saint of athletes.
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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 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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At the end of the day, if I can say I had fun, it was a good day.
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I spend a lot of time in the gym training, and Core Power is a great fit for my nutritional needs.
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Sometimes I hear the crowd cheering, and most of the time your body’s on auto pilot, so sometimes even after I do a floor routine, I’m like, ‘Did I really just do that?’
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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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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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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.
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Father served in the Air Force for 22 years.
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I don’t necessarily have favorite brands.
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If I won gold in 2016, I think it would change my life.
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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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We all have skills, I guess.
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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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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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The floor exercise is a way to express your personality.
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I can only control what I do when I go compete.
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People comment on my pictures, ‘Stay healthy.’
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I make breakfast, which is usually Kellogg’s Red Berries or egg whites, and then I go to the gym that’s only 10 minutes away.
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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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I never felt I had questions or needed answers or had a part of me that was missing.
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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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