Father served in the Air Force for 22 years.
SIMONE BILESMy parents make sure we have everything we need so that we compete to the best of our abilities.
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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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I have dual citizenship.
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I feel like it’s harder because everyone knows I’m the three-time world champion – it’s almost like people are waiting for something bad to happen.
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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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You don’t have to be serious all the time to do a good job.
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I am like any typical teenager.
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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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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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I never thought about competing in the Olympic Games when I was growing up.
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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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People comment on my pictures, ‘Stay healthy.’
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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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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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I never felt I had questions or needed answers or had a part of me that was missing.
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I feel like I’m small and mighty and pack a powerful punch, just like Tide PODS.
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