I didn’t get the high school opportunity, but it always worked out.
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.
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I make breakfast, which is usually Kellogg’s Red Berries or egg whites, and then I go to the gym that’s only 10 minutes away.
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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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I tune it all out because if I let other people’s stress get to me, then I stress myself out more than I need to.
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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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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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People comment on my pictures, ‘Stay healthy.’
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Always work hard and have fun in what you do because I think that’s when you’re more successful. You have to choose to do it.
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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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I have dual citizenship.
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That’s what I love about how diverse our team is – we have such different body types, yet together, we build the best team there is. I think we’re stronger together than individually.
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You can still be very good at what you do and have fun.
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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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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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If I thought of gymnastics as a job, it would put too much stress on me.
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I spend a lot of time in the gym training, and Core Power is a great fit for my nutritional needs.
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