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 BILESI think we have other things to worry about than some Zika virus.
More Simone Biles Quotes
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Most athletes get intimidated once they see how many fans are out there, but it almost calms me down in a way because I think of it as a fun way to show off what I’ve been working on.
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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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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 love a good Netflix binge!
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The support down here in Rio has been amazing – between my family, Team U.S.A. and Team Kellogg’s, I’ve felt so much love. This whole experience has been a dream come true.
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It hurts my head, but it’s fine because it’s something I do every day. You can’t avoid the gymnastics questions.
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The floor exercise is a way to express your personality.
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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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I take things one step at a time.
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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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You don’t have to be serious all the time to do a good job.
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If they said, ‘Do five pull-ups,’ I would always want to do 10.
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I love competing.
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I don’t fear what will happen, but you just get ahead of yourself, like, ‘Oh my gosh, I wish it would happen now.’
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There are goals that I have, and then I dream of it, and then I make it a reality. If I could crawl out of my skin and see it, it would be really amazing.
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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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You can have fun and do well. Just let loose a bit.
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I think for me, the most fun competition that I’ve had was my first Worlds.
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I was built this way for a reason, so I’m going to use it.
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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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Most of our fans don’t get to interact with us or know our personalities except through social media.
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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 feel like I’m small and mighty and pack a powerful punch, just like Tide PODS.
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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 am like any typical teenager.
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I have everything I need, so there are no blanks left unfilled.
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