I was built this way for a reason, so I’m going to use it.
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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Stay healthy, have fun with it, and embrace all the moments. Because anything can happen.
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We strive for greatness.
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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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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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If I thought of gymnastics as a job, it would put too much stress on me.
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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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You can’t get too caught up in yourself.
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That’s what I love about how diverse our team is – we have such different body types, yet together, we build the best team there is. I think we’re stronger together than individually.
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In the morning, I usually get up between 7:40 A.M. and 7:45 A.M., and then I’ll brush my teeth, do my hair, and just throw on my leotard and my clothes and go to the kitchen.
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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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If they said, ‘Do five pull-ups,’ I would always want to do 10.
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The reaction of the public plays a very important role. It gives us an adrenaline boost, especially when people start to shout and clap their hands in time with the music. That really helps us to go on.
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I started gymnastics when I was six years old. I was at day care, and they took us on a field trip to a gym club, Bannon’s Gymnastix in Houston, and that’s how I got started.
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I never felt I had questions or needed answers or had a part of me that was missing.
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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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