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.
SIMONE BILESI feel like I’m small and mighty and pack a powerful punch, just like Tide PODS.
More Simone Biles Quotes
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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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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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For me, I don’t think about size – I focus more on being powerful and confident.
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Stay healthy, have fun with it, and embrace all the moments. Because anything can happen.
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I think for me, the most fun competition that I’ve had was my first Worlds.
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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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My parents make sure we have everything we need so that we compete to the best of our abilities.
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I can only control what I do when I go compete.
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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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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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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 thrilled that I was able to share my first Olympic Games experience with my U.S. teammates.
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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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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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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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