My first experience with gymnastics was when I was in daycare. We took a field trip to a gym, and I was hooked.
SIMONE BILESMy first experience with gymnastics was when I was in daycare. We took a field trip to a gym, and I was hooked.
SIMONE BILESI spend a lot of time in the gym training, and Core Power is a great fit for my nutritional needs.
SIMONE BILESIf 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.
SIMONE BILESSometimes I hear the crowd cheering, and most of the time your body’s on auto pilot, so sometimes even after I do a floor routine, I’m like, ‘Did I really just do that?’
SIMONE BILESYou can have fun and do well. Just let loose a bit.
SIMONE BILESIf I thought of gymnastics as a job, it would put too much stress on me.
SIMONE BILESGymnastics is just one part of my life, and I’m having as much fun with it as possible.
SIMONE BILESMy parents make sure we have everything we need so that we compete to the best of our abilities.
SIMONE BILESI think for me, the most fun competition that I’ve had was my first Worlds.
SIMONE BILESWe 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!
SIMONE BILESI just keep surprising myself, I guess.
SIMONE BILESI 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 BILESAs 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.
SIMONE BILESThe 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.
SIMONE BILESI don’t fear what will happen, but you just get ahead of yourself, like, ‘Oh my gosh, I wish it would happen now.’
SIMONE BILESIf I won gold in 2016, I think it would change my life.
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