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 BILESI always say my biggest competitor is myself because, whenever I step out there on the mat, I’m competing against myself to prove that I can do this and that I am very well trained, prepared for it.
More Simone Biles Quotes
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I love competing.
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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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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 take things one step at a time.
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I’m the first Simone Biles.
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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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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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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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You can’t get too caught up in yourself.
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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 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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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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Most of our fans don’t get to interact with us or know our personalities except through social media.
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I don’t necessarily have favorite brands.
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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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