We all have skills, I guess.
SIMONE BILESGrowing up, it was kind of a struggle being small, since everyone would make fun of you – except for when it came to hide and seek: that’s the only advantage I ever had!
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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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If I thought of gymnastics as a job, it would put too much stress on me.
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I guess I just have really tough skin.
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I never felt I had questions or needed answers or had a part of me that was missing.
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The reaction of the public plays a very important role. It gives us an adrenaline boost, especially when people start to shout and clap their hands in time with the music. That really helps us to go on.
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I was built this way for a reason, so I’m going to use it.
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For me, I don’t think about size – I focus more on being powerful and confident.
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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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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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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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Stay healthy, have fun with it, and embrace all the moments. Because anything can happen.
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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 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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That’s what I love about how diverse our team is – we have such different body types, yet together, we build the best team there is. I think we’re stronger together than individually.
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I didn’t get the high school opportunity, but it always worked out.
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