Growing up, it was kind of a struggle being small, since everyone would make fun of you – except for when it came to hide and seek: that’s the only advantage I ever had!
SIMONE BILESI didn’t really ever dream of going to the Olympics until after 2012.
More Simone Biles Quotes
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If I thought of gymnastics as a job, it would put too much stress on me.
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My mom, Nellie, got me a rosary at church. I don’t use it to pray before a competition. I’ll just pray normally to myself, but I have it there in case.
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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 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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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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One of my favourite things to do is compete for a crowd. It’s just really fun for me.
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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 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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You can still be very good at what you do and have fun.
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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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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 didn’t get the high school opportunity, but it always worked out.
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People comment on my pictures, ‘Stay healthy.’
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I have dual citizenship.
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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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