The sport is called artistic gymnastics. So you do have to be a little bit of an actress.
SIMONE BILESI would be like, ‘Oh, my gosh, I wish I could go to prom.’ But then I think, ‘You know what? A lot of people can’t say they’ve ever done what I do – they’ll never have this opportunity.’
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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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At some point, I’ll have to go get a real job.
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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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If they said, ‘Do five pull-ups,’ I would always want to do 10.
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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 just keep surprising myself, I guess.
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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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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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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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Gymnastics is just one part of my life, and I’m having as much fun with it as possible.
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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 feel like I’m small and mighty and pack a powerful punch, just like Tide PODS.
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I guess I just have really tough skin.
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We all have skills, I guess.
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I was built this way for a reason, so I’m going to use it.
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