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When 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.

Simone Biles

I never thought about competing in the Olympic Games when I was growing up.
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Competition Game Growth Myself Thinking
I guess I just have really tough skin.
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Myself Skin Tough
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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Feeling Myself People Time Wait
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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Eat Food Home Myself Practice
Everything is possible at any one competition.
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Competition Oneself Possible
People comment on my pictures, ‘Stay healthy.’
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Health People Photograph Stay
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 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
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
I’m thrilled that I was able to share my first Olympic Games experience with my U.S. teammates.
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Experience Game Myself
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
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
I 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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Myself Opportunity People Thinking
You can still be very good at what you do and have fun.
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Fun Goodness Yourself
If I won gold in 2016, I think it would change my life.
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Change Gold Life Myself Reward Win
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

When 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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