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Most people would focus on concentrating more, and I can’t do that. It almost makes me overthink a lot of my things. I have to focus on not thinking.

Simone Biles

For me, I don’t think about size – I focus more on being powerful and confident.
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Confidence Focus Myself Powerful Thinking
The sport is called artistic gymnastics. So you do have to be a little bit of an actress.
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Actor Art Sports
I never felt I had questions or needed answers or had a part of me that was missing.
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Feeling Missing Myself Need
In the morning, I usually get up between 7:40 A.M. and 7:45 A.M., and then I’ll brush my teeth, do my hair, and just throw on my leotard and my clothes and go to the kitchen.
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Appearance Hairs Morning Myself
I 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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Myself Preparation Training World
One of my proudest moments was probably 2013 Worlds because I proved to myself that I could do things that I didn’t think I could.
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Moments Myself Oneself Proud Thinking World
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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Enjoyment Moments Myself Success Teaching Thinking
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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Myself Need People Worry
Father served in the Air Force for 22 years.
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Father Job Service
If they said, ‘Do five pull-ups,’ I would always want to do 10.
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Effort Exercise Myself
I am like any typical teenager.
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Human Myself Ordinary
We all have skills, I guess.
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Gift Myself One Liner Skill
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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Alone Body Different Love Myself Ourselves Strong Team Thinking
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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Light Myself Prayer Religious
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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Athlete Pain Team Thinking Yourself
I take things one step at a time.
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Myself Oneself Time
Most of our fans don’t get to interact with us or know our personalities except through social media.
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Fans Internet Ourselves Personality Social Media
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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Care Children Growth Myself Young
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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Control Disappoint Expectation Loss Myself
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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Body Game Mental Mindset Myself Place Right Vision
I love a good Netflix binge!
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Love Movie Myself
I just keep surprising myself, I guess.
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Achievement Myself
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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Choice Decision Education Hard Myself
I think we have other things to worry about than some Zika virus.
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Myself Thinking Worry
For me to compete at the highest level, training and living a healthy lifestyle is an everyday focus for me, and I’m excited to be a part of the Everyday Awesome team!
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Excitement Health Live Myself Team Training
When we had free time in the Olympic Village, we got massages and rested while watching Netflix.
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Freedom Movie Sports Time
Everything is possible at any one competition.
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Competition Oneself Possible

Most people would focus on concentrating more, and I can’t do that. It almost makes me overthink a lot of my things. I have to focus on not thinking.

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Most people would focus on concentrating more, and I can’t do that. It almost makes me overthink a lot of my things. I have to focus on not thinking.

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