We strive for greatness.
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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Gymnastics is just one part of my life, and I’m having as much fun with it as possible.
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I never thought about competing in the Olympic Games when I was growing up.
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Everything is possible at any one competition.
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I think we have other things to worry about than some Zika virus.
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I think I’m teaching my teammates that they can still be successful while having fun and enjoying the moment rather than being a stone cold brick.
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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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My parents make sure we have everything we need so that we compete to the best of our abilities.
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The floor exercise is a way to express your personality.
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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.
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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.
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I have dual citizenship.
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I have everything I need, so there are no blanks left unfilled.
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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!
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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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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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