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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.

Simone Biles

For me, I don’t think about size – I focus more on being powerful and confident.
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Confidence Focus Myself Powerful Thinking
I never felt I had questions or needed answers or had a part of me that was missing.
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Feeling Missing Myself Need
You can have fun and do well. Just let loose a bit.
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Fun Lose Yourself
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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Fun Growth Hide Kind Myself Struggle Yourself
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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Body Game Mental Mindset Myself Place Right Vision
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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Choice Decision Education Hard Myself
At some point, I’ll have to go get a real job.
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Job Myself Reality
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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Goal Myself Stop Team
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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Enjoyment Moments Myself Success Teaching Thinking
I think we have other things to worry about than some Zika virus.
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Myself Thinking Worry
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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Control Disappoint Expectation Loss Myself
You can still be very good at what you do and have fun.
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Fun Goodness Yourself
I have dual citizenship.
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Citizenship Identity Myself
I didn’t really ever dream of going to the Olympics until after 2012.
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Dream Myself Sports
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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Family Mom Myself Time
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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Each Other Family Friendship Oneself Support Thankful
I am like any typical teenager.
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Human Myself Ordinary
When we had free time in the Olympic Village, we got massages and rested while watching Netflix.
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Freedom Movie Sports Time
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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Moments Myself Oneself Proud Thinking World
I’m not a celebrity. I’m just the same Simone. I just have two Olympic Gold medals now.
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Achievement Fame Myself Reward Success
I love a good Netflix binge!
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Love Movie Myself
In the morning, I usually get up between 7:40 A.M. and 7:45 A.M., and then I’ll brush my teeth, do my hair, and just throw on my leotard and my clothes and go to the kitchen.
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Appearance Hairs Morning Myself
That’s what I love about how diverse our team is – we have such different body types, yet together, we build the best team there is. I think we’re stronger together than individually.
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Alone Body Different Love Myself Ourselves Strong Team Thinking
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.
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Beginning Myself Sports Start
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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Athlete Fans Fun Myself Thinking Way
If I won gold in 2016, I think it would change my life.
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Change Gold Life Myself Reward Win
Everything is possible at any one competition.
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Competition Oneself Possible

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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