I think for me, the most fun competition that I’ve had was my first Worlds.
SIMONE BILESI can only control what I do when I go compete.
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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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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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Father served in the Air Force for 22 years.
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You don’t have to be serious all the time to do a good job.
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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 don’t necessarily have favorite brands.
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I didn’t really ever dream of going to the Olympics until after 2012.
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I love competing.
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Most of our fans don’t get to interact with us or know our personalities except through social media.
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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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If 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.
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Everything I do is in the gym, so I’m always in gym clothes. I’m excited to explore lifestyle clothes for a little bit.
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If I thought of gymnastics as a job, it would put too much stress on me.
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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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My first experience with gymnastics was when I was in daycare. We took a field trip to a gym, and I was hooked.
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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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If they said, ‘Do five pull-ups,’ I would always want to do 10.
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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 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 think we have other things to worry about than some Zika virus.
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You can have fun and do well. Just let loose a bit.
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I am like any typical teenager.
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I can only control what I do when I go compete.
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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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I make breakfast, which is usually Kellogg’s Red Berries or egg whites, and then I go to the gym that’s only 10 minutes away.
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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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