I think for me, the most fun competition that I’ve had was my first Worlds.
SIMONE BILESBefore 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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You don’t have to be serious all the time to do a good job.
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I have dual citizenship.
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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 have everything I need, so there are no blanks left unfilled.
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I take things one step at a time.
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I never thought about competing in the Olympic Games when I was growing up.
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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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I feel like I’m small and mighty and pack a powerful punch, just like Tide PODS.
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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 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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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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I guess I just have really tough skin.
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You can still be very good at what you do and have fun.
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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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