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.
SIMONE BILESWhen I was younger, I thought every kid was adopted because that’s all I’ve known. I have everything I need, so I never felt the need to have answers for what happened.
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I don’t necessarily have favorite brands.
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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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I am like any typical teenager.
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I love competing.
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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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At some point, I’ll have to go get a real job.
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If they said, ‘Do five pull-ups,’ I would always want to do 10.
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I was missing out on public school and going to the football games, prom or homecomings. But I’ve been to three World Championships. So I think it’s like a win-win.
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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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Gymnastics is just one part of my life, and I’m having as much fun with it as possible.
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I have practice from 9 A.M. to 12 P.M., and then I drive home and eat lunch, which is either chicken or fish so I get the protein.
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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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I’m the first Simone Biles.
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For me, I don’t think about size – I focus more on being powerful and confident.
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