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.
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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People comment on my pictures, ‘Stay healthy.’
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You can’t get too caught up in yourself.
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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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The sport is called artistic gymnastics. So you do have to be a little bit of an actress.
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If I won gold in 2016, I think it would change my life.
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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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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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I’m the first Simone Biles.
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I guess I just have really tough skin.
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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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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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When we had free time in the Olympic Village, we got massages and rested while watching Netflix.
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I take things one step at a time.
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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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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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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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If anybody has a bad day, they’ll just come to my room because they know I’ll bring out the positive in everything, or I’ll make them laugh, or I’ll be just crazy.
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Everything is possible at any one competition.
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If they said, ‘Do five pull-ups,’ I would always want to do 10.
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Always work hard and have fun in what you do because I think that’s when you’re more successful. You have to choose to do it.
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In the morning, I usually get up between 7:40 A.M. and 7:45 A.M., and then I’ll brush my teeth, do my hair, and just throw on my leotard and my clothes and go to the kitchen.
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I think for me, the most fun competition that I’ve had was my first Worlds.
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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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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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I have dual citizenship.
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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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