One of my favourite things to do is compete for a crowd. It’s just really fun for me.
SIMONE BILESThere are goals that I have, and then I dream of it, and then I make it a reality. If I could crawl out of my skin and see it, it would be really amazing.
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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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For me, I don’t think about size – I focus more on being powerful and confident.
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You can still be very good at what you do and have fun.
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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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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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The sport is called artistic gymnastics. So you do have to be a little bit of an actress.
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You can have fun and do well. Just let loose a bit.
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We’ve always had each other’s backs in and out of competition. We support each other the most because we’re the only ones that know what it’s like to go through what we do, and so we can’t be more thankful for each other. We’re like sisters.
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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.
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It was a very long and hard decision. My dad kept telling me, ‘You can always go to college, but you can’t always go pro.’ That made sense to me.
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If I thought of gymnastics as a job, it would put too much stress on me.
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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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Before a big event, I usually go to church and light a candle for St. Sebastian, who is the patron saint of athletes.
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I love a good Netflix binge!
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I just keep surprising myself, I guess.
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