I don’t fear what will happen, but you just get ahead of yourself, like, ‘Oh my gosh, I wish it would happen now.’
SIMONE BILESAs 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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I didn’t really ever dream of going to the Olympics until after 2012.
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I love a good Netflix binge!
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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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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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I just keep surprising myself, I guess.
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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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If I won gold in 2016, I think it would change my life.
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Most athletes get intimidated once they see how many fans are out there, but it almost calms me down in a way because I think of it as a fun way to show off what I’ve been working on.
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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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Most of our fans don’t get to interact with us or know our personalities except through social media.
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I feel like it’s harder because everyone knows I’m the three-time world champion – it’s almost like people are waiting for something bad to happen.
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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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If I thought of gymnastics as a job, it would put too much stress on me.
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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.
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I guess I just have really tough skin.
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I’m thrilled that I was able to share my first Olympic Games experience with my U.S. teammates.
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We strive for greatness.
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I’m not a celebrity. I’m just the same Simone. I just have two Olympic Gold medals now.
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I’m the first Simone Biles.
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I never felt I had questions or needed answers or had a part of me that was missing.
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If they said, ‘Do five pull-ups,’ I would always want to do 10.
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You can still be very good at what you do and have fun.
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I think for me, the most fun competition that I’ve had was my first Worlds.
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At some point, I’ll have to go get a real job.
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It doesn’t even matter if I don’t win a self-gold – after every meet, I have pizza. Pepperoni pizza.
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The sport is called artistic gymnastics. So you do have to be a little bit of an actress.
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