I think for me, the most fun competition that I’ve had was my first Worlds.
SIMONE BILESMy 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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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 don’t really think about the degree of difficulty or the possibility of making a mistake. I just try to relax and let my preparation and training take over.
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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 parents make sure we have everything we need so that we compete to the best of our abilities.
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I’m thrilled that I was able to share my first Olympic Games experience with my U.S. teammates.
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At some point, I’ll have to go get a real job.
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I love a good Netflix binge!
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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 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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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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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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I didn’t get the high school opportunity, but it always worked out.
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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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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 just keep surprising myself, I guess.
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