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.
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.
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Mentally, I have to get my body and mind in the right place before I start the routine, but once into the zone, it’s like I turn on a switch. I envision myself doing the same thing for the Olympic Games.
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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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The sport is called artistic gymnastics. So you do have to be a little bit of an actress.
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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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I love a good Netflix binge!
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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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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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I would be like, ‘Oh, my gosh, I wish I could go to prom.’ But then I think, ‘You know what? A lot of people can’t say they’ve ever done what I do – they’ll never have this opportunity.’
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I don’t necessarily have favorite brands.
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I was built this way for a reason, so I’m going to use it.
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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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My parents make sure we have everything we need so that we compete to the best of our abilities.
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I never thought about competing in the Olympic Games when I was growing up.
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If I thought of gymnastics as a job, it would put too much stress on me.
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If they said, ‘Do five pull-ups,’ I would always want to do 10.
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