I think we have other things to worry about than some Zika virus.
SIMONE BILESIf I disappoint someone, it’s their loss for putting that expectation on me when they don’t know me. I can’t control what they want.
More Simone Biles Quotes
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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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We all have skills, I guess.
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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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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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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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I was missing out on public school and going to the football games, prom or homecomings. But I’ve been to three World Championships. So I think it’s like a win-win.
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Every year, I think of Worlds as the big meet, but now, it’s the Olympics. I’m blessed to even have the opportunity to think about it and work for it.
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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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One of my favourite things to do is compete for a crowd. It’s just really fun for me.
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Father served in the Air Force for 22 years.
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You can still be very good at what you do and have fun.
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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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It hurts my head, but it’s fine because it’s something I do every day. You can’t avoid the gymnastics questions.
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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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