The sport is called artistic gymnastics. So you do have to be a little bit of an actress.
SIMONE BILESGymnastics is just one part of my life, and I’m having as much fun with it as possible.
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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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You can have fun and do well. Just let loose a bit.
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I love competing.
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We all have skills, I guess.
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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 I won gold in 2016, I think it would change my life.
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The floor exercise is a way to express your personality.
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It 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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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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I just keep surprising myself, I guess.
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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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People comment on my pictures, ‘Stay healthy.’
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We strive for greatness.
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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 spend a lot of time in the gym training, and Core Power is a great fit for my nutritional needs.
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