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I never felt I had questions or needed answers or had a part of me that was missing.

Simone Biles

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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Enjoyment Moments Myself Success Teaching Thinking
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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Athlete Fans Fun Myself Thinking Way
I’m thrilled that I was able to share my first Olympic Games experience with my U.S. teammates.
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Experience Game Myself
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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Care Children Growth Myself Young
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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Choice Decision Education Hard Myself
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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Light Myself Prayer Religious
I feel like I’m small and mighty and pack a powerful punch, just like Tide PODS.
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Body Feeling Myself Powerful
You can have fun and do well. Just let loose a bit.
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Fun Lose Yourself
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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Blessing Myself Opportunity Sports Thinking Work World
I have dual citizenship.
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Citizenship Identity Myself
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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Control Disappoint Expectation Loss Myself
When we had free time in the Olympic Village, we got massages and rested while watching Netflix.
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Freedom Movie Sports Time
I love a good Netflix binge!
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Love Movie Myself
For me, I don’t think about size – I focus more on being powerful and confident.
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Confidence Focus Myself Powerful Thinking
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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Family Mom Myself Time
I didn’t get the high school opportunity, but it always worked out.
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Myself Opportunity Work
The support down here in Rio has been amazing – between my family, Team U.S.A. and Team Kellogg’s, I’ve felt so much love. This whole experience has been a dream come true.
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Dream Experience Family Feeling Love Myself Support Team True
People comment on my pictures, ‘Stay healthy.’
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Health People Photograph Stay
It doesn’t even matter if I don’t win a self-gold – after every meet, I have pizza. Pepperoni pizza.
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Food Gold Myself Reward Win
I didn’t really ever dream of going to the Olympics until after 2012.
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Dream Myself Sports
Everything is possible at any one competition.
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Competition Oneself Possible
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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Myself Need People Worry
I was built this way for a reason, so I’m going to use it.
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Appearance Body Build Myself Reason Way
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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Body Myself Time Yourself
I feel like it’s harder because everyone knows I’m the three-time world champion – it’s almost like people are waiting for something bad to happen.
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Feeling Myself People Time Wait
You don’t have to be serious all the time to do a good job.
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Goodness Job Serious Time Yourself
Stay healthy, have fun with it, and embrace all the moments. Because anything can happen.
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Fun Health Life Moments Stay

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