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.
SIMONE BILESI’m thrilled that I was able to share my first Olympic Games experience with my U.S. teammates.
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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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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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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 don’t necessarily have favorite brands.
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Most people would focus on concentrating more, and I can’t do that. It almost makes me overthink a lot of my things. I have to focus on not thinking.
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Everything is possible at any one competition.
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As athletes, we’re always going to have aches and pains, but when your teammates cheer you on, you don’t think about it.
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For me, I don’t think about size – I focus more on being powerful and confident.
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So far, my goals stops at making an Olympic team, and then if that happens, then I’ll jot down more goals.
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I guess I just have really tough skin.
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Gymnastics is just one part of my life, and I’m having as much fun with it as possible.
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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 take things one step at a time.
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I have dual citizenship.
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I think we have other things to worry about than some Zika virus.
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