So far, my goals stops at making an Olympic team, and then if that happens, then I’ll jot down more goals.
SIMONE BILESI started gymnastics when I was six years old. I was at day care, and they took us on a field trip to a gym club, Bannon’s Gymnastix in Houston, and that’s how I got started.
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We’ve always had each other’s backs in and out of competition. We support each other the most because we’re the only ones that know what it’s like to go through what we do, and so we can’t be more thankful for each other. We’re like sisters.
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I don’t really think about the degree of difficulty or the possibility of making a mistake. I just try to relax and let my preparation and training take over.
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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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When we had free time in the Olympic Village, we got massages and rested while watching Netflix.
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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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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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If I thought of gymnastics as a job, it would put too much stress on me.
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I never thought about competing in the Olympic Games when I was growing up.
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Stay healthy, have fun with it, and embrace all the moments. Because anything can happen.
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I think we have other things to worry about than some Zika virus.
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Everything I do is in the gym, so I’m always in gym clothes. I’m excited to explore lifestyle clothes for a little bit.
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I just keep surprising myself, I guess.
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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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My first experience with gymnastics was when I was in daycare. We took a field trip to a gym, and I was hooked.
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I feel like I’m small and mighty and pack a powerful punch, just like Tide PODS.
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