“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.”

I’m always trying to push myself to the limit to see what I can do. It’s my strong will that I’ve always had since I was a kid.

I feel like I’m small and mighty and pack a powerful punch, just like Tide PODS.

If they said, ‘Do five pull-ups,’ I would always want to do 10.

My first experience with gymnastics was when I was in daycare. We took a field trip to a gym, and I was hooked.

I’m not a celebrity. I’m just the same Simone. I just have two Olympic Gold medals now.

One of my proudest moments was probably 2013 Worlds because I proved to myself that I could do things that I didn’t think I could.

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.

Before a big event, I usually go to church and light a candle for St. Sebastian, who is the patron saint of athletes.

If I thought of gymnastics as a job, it would put too much stress on me.

We all have skills, I guess.

People comment on my pictures, ‘Stay healthy.’

Everything I do is in the gym, so I’m always in gym clothes. I’m excited to explore lifestyle clothes for a little bit.

I can only control what I do when I go compete.

The sport is called artistic gymnastics. So you do have to be a little bit of an actress.

For me to compete at the highest level, training and living a healthy lifestyle is an everyday focus for me, and I’m excited to be a part of the Everyday Awesome team!

At the end of the day, if I can say I had fun, it was a good day.

I wanna work with my girl Maliibu Miitch. I love Maliibu. I definitely wanna work with Beyonce, Rihanna. I’m a huge fan of Rihanna and Beyonce, so that’s like my dream collab.

Oh my only friend, my best beloved, the gates are open in my house – do not pass by like a dream.

No one should negotiate their dreams. Dreams must be free to fly high. No government, no legislature, has a right to limit your dreams. You should never agree to surrender your dreams.

We’ve removed the ceiling above our dreams. There are no more impossible dreams.

Oh my only friend, my best beloved, the gates are open in my house – do not pass by like a dream.

Divorce was emotionally traumatic for me. It was the death of a dream. I was in fairytale land, and the reality of it wasn’t so. But I don’t really like talking about it anymore, because it feels like a thousand lifetimes ago, and also it makes me look desperate like I need it for attention.

If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.

When you graduate from college, they tell you to follow your dreams. Does anyone say you have to wake up first?