Before a big event, I usually go to church and light a candle for St. Sebastian, who is the patron saint of athletes.
SIMONE BILESI’m thrilled that I was able to share my first Olympic Games experience with my U.S. teammates.
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If I thought of gymnastics as a job, it would put too much stress on me.
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We all have skills, I guess.
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If anybody has a bad day, they’ll just come to my room because they know I’ll bring out the positive in everything, or I’ll make them laugh, or I’ll be just crazy.
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People comment on my pictures, ‘Stay healthy.’
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Everything I do is in the gym, so I’m always in gym clothes. I’m excited to explore lifestyle clothes for a little bit.
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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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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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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 didn’t really ever dream of going to the Olympics until after 2012.
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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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When we had free time in the Olympic Village, we got massages and rested while watching Netflix.
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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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I’m always trying to push myself to the limit to see what I can do. It’s my strong will that I’ve always had since I was a kid.
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We’ve always had each other’s backs in and out of competition. We support each other the most because we’re the only ones that know what it’s like to go through what we do, and so we can’t be more thankful for each other. We’re like sisters.
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I didn’t get the high school opportunity, but it always worked out.
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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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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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You don’t have to be serious all the time to do a good job.
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I was built this way for a reason, so I’m going to use it.
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Sometimes I hear the crowd cheering, and most of the time your body’s on auto pilot, so sometimes even after I do a floor routine, I’m like, ‘Did I really just do that?’
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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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My first experience with gymnastics was when I was in daycare. We took a field trip to a gym, and I was hooked.
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Father served in the Air Force for 22 years.
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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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I’m thrilled that I was able to share my first Olympic Games experience with my U.S. teammates.
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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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