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.
SIMONE BILESOne of my favourite things to do is compete for a crowd. It’s just really fun for me.
More Simone Biles Quotes
-
-
I feel like I’m small and mighty and pack a powerful punch, just like Tide PODS.
SIMONE BILES -
Gymnastics is just one part of my life, and I’m having as much fun with it as possible.
SIMONE BILES -
At some point, I’ll have to go get a real job.
SIMONE BILES -
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.
SIMONE BILES -
Stay healthy, have fun with it, and embrace all the moments. Because anything can happen.
SIMONE BILES -
I didn’t get the high school opportunity, but it always worked out.
SIMONE BILES -
When we had free time in the Olympic Village, we got massages and rested while watching Netflix.
SIMONE BILES -
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.
SIMONE BILES -
I never thought about competing in the Olympic Games when I was growing up.
SIMONE BILES -
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.
SIMONE BILES -
One of my proudest moments was probably 2013 Worlds because I proved to myself that I could do things that I didn’t think I could.
SIMONE BILES -
If they said, ‘Do five pull-ups,’ I would always want to do 10.
SIMONE BILES -
Growing 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!
SIMONE BILES -
Most of our fans don’t get to interact with us or know our personalities except through social media.
SIMONE BILES -
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.
SIMONE BILES