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.
SIMONE BILESIt hurts my head, but it’s fine because it’s something I do every day. You can’t avoid the gymnastics questions.
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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 take things one step at a time.
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I think for me, the most fun competition that I’ve had was my first Worlds.
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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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Most of our fans don’t get to interact with us or know our personalities except through social media.
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I was built this way for a reason, so I’m going to use it.
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I didn’t really ever dream of going to the Olympics until after 2012.
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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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I started gymnastics when I was six years old. I was at day care, and they took us on a field trip to a gym club, Bannon’s Gymnastix in Houston, and that’s how I got started.
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If they said, ‘Do five pull-ups,’ I would always want to do 10.
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You can still be very good at what you do and have fun.
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I don’t really think about the degree of difficulty or the possibility of making a mistake. I just try to relax and let my preparation and training take over.
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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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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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I have practice from 9 A.M. to 12 P.M., and then I drive home and eat lunch, which is either chicken or fish so I get the protein.
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