I didn’t get the high school opportunity, but it always worked out.
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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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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For me to compete at the highest level, training and living a healthy lifestyle is an everyday focus for me, and I’m excited to be a part of the Everyday Awesome team!
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I take things one step at a time.
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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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One of my favourite things to do is compete for a crowd. It’s just really fun for me.
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We’ve always had each other’s backs in and out of competition. We support each other the most because we’re the only ones that know what it’s like to go through what we do, and so we can’t be more thankful for each other. We’re like sisters.
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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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We strive for greatness.
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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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We go to church on Sunday and then have family dinner. My mom usually cooks, and most of the time, it’s protein and something else. She will ask us kids what we want!
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At some point, I’ll have to go get a real job.
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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 can only control what I do when I go compete.
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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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If they said, ‘Do five pull-ups,’ I would always want to do 10.
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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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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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We all have skills, I guess.
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Gymnastics is just one part of my life, and I’m having as much fun with it as possible.
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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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Before a big event, I usually go to church and light a candle for St. Sebastian, who is the patron saint of athletes.
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I’m the first Simone Biles.
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One of my proudest moments was probably 2013 Worlds because I proved to myself that I could do things that I didn’t think I could.
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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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I spend a lot of time in the gym training, and Core Power is a great fit for my nutritional needs.
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I’m thrilled that I was able to share my first Olympic Games experience with my U.S. teammates.
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