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.’
SIMONE BILESI’m not a celebrity. I’m just the same Simone. I just have two Olympic Gold medals now.
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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’m not a celebrity. I’m just the same Simone. I just have two Olympic Gold medals now.
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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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It’s amazing that I can inspire little kids to know that you can be short or tall, and your body type doesn’t matter because you can do anything.
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I think I’m teaching my teammates that they can still be successful while having fun and enjoying the moment rather than being a stone cold brick.
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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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Stay healthy, have fun with it, and embrace all the moments. Because anything can happen.
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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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I have dual citizenship.
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For me, I don’t think about size – I focus more on being powerful and confident.
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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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I think we have other things to worry about than some Zika virus.
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For 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!
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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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I am like any typical teenager.
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I love a good Netflix binge!
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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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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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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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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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I think for me, the most fun competition that I’ve had was my first Worlds.
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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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I didn’t get the high school opportunity, but it always worked out.
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We all have skills, I guess.
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I started gymnastics when I was six years old. I was at day care, and they took us on a field trip to a gym club, Bannon’s Gymnastix in Houston, and that’s how I got started.
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If I won gold in 2016, I think it would change my life.
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