Every year, I think of Worlds as the big meet, but now, it’s the Olympics. I’m blessed to even have the opportunity to think about it and work for it.
SIMONE BILESI think for me, the most fun competition that I’ve had was my first Worlds.
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I am like any typical teenager.
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My first experience with gymnastics was when I was in daycare. We took a field trip to a gym, and I was hooked.
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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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You can’t get too caught up in yourself.
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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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Sometimes 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?’
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If I thought of gymnastics as a job, it would put too much stress on me.
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At some point, I’ll have to go get a real job.
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My mom, Nellie, got me a rosary at church. I don’t use it to pray before a competition. I’ll just pray normally to myself, but I have it there in case.
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Everything I do is in the gym, so I’m always in gym clothes. I’m excited to explore lifestyle clothes for a little bit.
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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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So far, my goals stops at making an Olympic team, and then if that happens, then I’ll jot down more goals.
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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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The sport is called artistic gymnastics. So you do have to be a little bit of an actress.
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We strive for greatness.
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