I’m thrilled that I was able to share my first Olympic Games experience with my U.S. teammates.
SIMONE BILESI make breakfast, which is usually Kellogg’s Red Berries or egg whites, and then I go to the gym that’s only 10 minutes away.
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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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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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You can still be very good at what you do and have fun.
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We strive for greatness.
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For me, I don’t think about size – I focus more on being powerful and confident.
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As a kid growing up, I was never like, ‘I want to go to the Olympics,’ so having to pass on 2012 because I was too young didn’t bother me at all.
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You can’t get too caught up in yourself.
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You can have fun and do well. Just let loose a bit.
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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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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 love competing.
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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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I guess I just have really tough skin.
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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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