We strive for greatness.
SIMONE BILESWhen we had free time in the Olympic Village, we got massages and rested while watching Netflix.
More Simone Biles Quotes
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Father served in the Air Force for 22 years.
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I didn’t really ever dream of going to the Olympics until after 2012.
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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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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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The floor exercise is a way to express your personality.
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I was missing out on public school and going to the football games, prom or homecomings. But I’ve been to three World Championships. So I think it’s like a win-win.
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I 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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I don’t really think about the degree of difficulty or the possibility of making a mistake. I just try to relax and let my preparation and training take over.
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If I thought of gymnastics as a job, it would put too much stress on me.
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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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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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I never thought about competing in the Olympic Games when I was growing up.
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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 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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Most of our fans don’t get to interact with us or know our personalities except through social media.
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