My first experience with gymnastics was when I was in daycare. We took a field trip to a gym, and I was hooked.
SIMONE BILESFor 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!
More Simone Biles Quotes
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For me, I don’t think about size – I focus more on being powerful and confident.
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Most athletes get intimidated once they see how many fans are out there, but it almost calms me down in a way because I think of it as a fun way to show off what I’ve been working on.
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I always say my biggest competitor is myself because, whenever I step out there on the mat, I’m competing against myself to prove that I can do this and that I am very well trained, prepared for it.
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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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I can only control what I do when I go compete.
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I am like any typical teenager.
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I just keep surprising myself, I guess.
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If I thought of gymnastics as a job, it would put too much stress on me.
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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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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 take things one step at a time.
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Most people would focus on concentrating more, and I can’t do that. It almost makes me overthink a lot of my things. I have to focus on not thinking.
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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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You don’t have to be serious all the time to do a good job.
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People comment on my pictures, ‘Stay healthy.’
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At some point, I’ll have to go get a real job.
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I was built this way for a reason, so I’m going to use it.
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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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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 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 think for me, the most fun competition that I’ve had was my first Worlds.
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Always work hard and have fun in what you do because I think that’s when you’re more successful. You have to choose to do it.
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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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I’m the first Simone Biles.
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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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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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