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.
SIMONE BILESThe support down here in Rio has been amazing – between my family, Team U.S.A. and Team Kellogg’s, I’ve felt so much love. This whole experience has been a dream come true.
More Simone Biles Quotes
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If I thought of gymnastics as a job, it would put too much stress on me.
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I’m the first Simone Biles.
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For me, I don’t think about size – I focus more on being powerful and confident.
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I have practice from 9 A.M. to 12 P.M., and then I drive home and eat lunch, which is either chicken or fish so I get the protein.
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You can’t get too caught up in yourself.
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Growing up, it was kind of a struggle being small, since everyone would make fun of you – except for when it came to hide and seek: that’s the only advantage I ever had!
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I’m not a celebrity. I’m just the same Simone. I just have two Olympic Gold medals now.
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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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I was built this way for a reason, so I’m going to use it.
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I 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.
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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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The support down here in Rio has been amazing – between my family, Team U.S.A. and Team Kellogg’s, I’ve felt so much love. This whole experience has been a dream come true.
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I think for me, the most fun competition that I’ve had was my first Worlds.
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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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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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