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.
SIMONE BILESThat’s what I love about how diverse our team is – we have such different body types, yet together, we build the best team there is. I think we’re stronger together than individually.
More Simone Biles Quotes
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I’m the first Simone Biles.
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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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Stay healthy, have fun with it, and embrace all the moments. Because anything can happen.
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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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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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I’m not a celebrity. I’m just the same Simone. I just have two Olympic Gold medals now.
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There 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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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!
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As athletes, we’re always going to have aches and pains, but when your teammates cheer you on, you don’t think about it.
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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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One of my favourite things to do is compete for a crowd. It’s just really fun for me.
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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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You can’t get too caught up in yourself.
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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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The reaction of the public plays a very important role. It gives us an adrenaline boost, especially when people start to shout and clap their hands in time with the music. That really helps us to go on.
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