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.
SIMONE BILESMy parents make sure we have everything we need so that we compete to the best of our abilities.
More Simone Biles Quotes
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If I thought of gymnastics as a job, it would put too much stress on me.
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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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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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We go to church on Sunday and then have family dinner. My mom usually cooks, and most of the time, it’s protein and something else. She will ask us kids what we want!
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At some point, I’ll have to go get a real job.
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Sometimes I hear the crowd cheering, and most of the time your body’s on auto pilot, so sometimes even after I do a floor routine, I’m like, ‘Did I really just do that?’
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At the end of the day, if I can say I had fun, it was a good day.
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We all have skills, I guess.
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I tune it all out because if I let other people’s stress get to me, then I stress myself out more than I need to.
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I am like any typical teenager.
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I didn’t get the high school opportunity, but it always worked out.
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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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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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Stay healthy, have fun with it, and embrace all the moments. Because anything can happen.
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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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