My parents make sure we have everything we need so that we compete to the best of our abilities.
SIMONE BILESOne of my favourite things to do is compete for a crowd. It’s just really fun for me.
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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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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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I’m thrilled that I was able to share my first Olympic Games experience with my U.S. teammates.
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Gymnastics is just one part of my life, and I’m having as much fun with it as possible.
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You don’t have to be serious all the time to do a good job.
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I take things one step at a time.
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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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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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Most people would focus on concentrating more, and I can’t do that. It almost makes me overthink a lot of my things. I have to focus on not thinking.
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If they said, ‘Do five pull-ups,’ I would always want to do 10.
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As athletes, we’re always going to have aches and pains, but when your teammates cheer you on, you don’t think about it.
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Mentally, I have to get my body and mind in the right place before I start the routine, but once into the zone, it’s like I turn on a switch. I envision myself doing the same thing for the Olympic Games.
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I’m the first Simone Biles.
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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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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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