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.
SIMONE BILESIt 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’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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You don’t have to be serious all the time to do a good job.
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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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At the end of the day, if I can say I had fun, it was a good day.
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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.
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Everything is possible at any one competition.
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People comment on my pictures, ‘Stay healthy.’
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It’s amazing that I can inspire little kids to know that you can be short or tall, and your body type doesn’t matter because you can do anything.
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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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As athletes, we’re always going to have aches and pains, but when your teammates cheer you on, you don’t think about it.
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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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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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The sport is called artistic gymnastics. So you do have to be a little bit of an actress.
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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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Mentally, I have to get my body and mind in the right place before I start the routine, but once into the zone, it’s like I turn on a switch. I envision myself doing the same thing for the Olympic Games.
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