I think we have other things to worry about than some Zika virus.
SIMONE BILESIf I won gold in 2016, I think it would change my life.
More Simone Biles Quotes
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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 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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I didn’t really ever dream of going to the Olympics until after 2012.
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Most athletes get intimidated once they see how many fans are out there, but it almost calms me down in a way because I think of it as a fun way to show off what I’ve been working on.
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I was built this way for a reason, so I’m going to use it.
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If they said, ‘Do five pull-ups,’ I would always want to do 10.
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At the end of the day, if I can say I had fun, it was a good day.
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I’m the first Simone Biles.
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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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We go to church on Sunday and then have family dinner. My mom usually cooks, and most of the time, it’s protein and something else. She will ask us kids what we want!
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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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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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I’m thrilled that I was able to share my first Olympic Games experience with my U.S. teammates.
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So far, my goals stops at making an Olympic team, and then if that happens, then I’ll jot down more goals.
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When we had free time in the Olympic Village, we got massages and rested while watching Netflix.
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I don’t necessarily have favorite brands.
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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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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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At some point, I’ll have to go get a real job.
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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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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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People comment on my pictures, ‘Stay healthy.’
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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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If I thought of gymnastics as a job, it would put too much stress on me.
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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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I’m always trying to push myself to the limit to see what I can do. It’s my strong will that I’ve always had since I was a kid.
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