Father served in the Air Force for 22 years.
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 don’t necessarily have favorite brands.
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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.
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I didn’t really ever dream of going to the Olympics until after 2012.
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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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I am like any typical teenager.
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Gymnastics is just one part of my life, and I’m having as much fun with it as possible.
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I have dual citizenship.
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You can have fun and do well. Just let loose a bit.
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I take things one step at a time.
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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.
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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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I would be like, ‘Oh, my gosh, I wish I could go to prom.’ But then I think, ‘You know what? A lot of people can’t say they’ve ever done what I do – they’ll never have this opportunity.’
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Everything is possible at any one competition.
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I don’t fear what will happen, but you just get ahead of yourself, like, ‘Oh my gosh, I wish it would happen now.’
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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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