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.
SIMONE BILESAs athletes, we’re always going to have aches and pains, but when your teammates cheer you on, you don’t think about it.
More Simone Biles Quotes
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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 didn’t get the high school opportunity, but it always worked out.
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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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I 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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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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If I won gold in 2016, I think it would change my life.
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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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The 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.
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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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My parents make sure we have everything we need so that we compete to the best of our abilities.
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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.
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I love competing.
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For me to compete at the highest level, training and living a healthy lifestyle is an everyday focus for me, and I’m excited to be a part of the Everyday Awesome team!
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You can’t get too caught up in yourself.
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I love a good Netflix binge!
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I feel like I’m small and mighty and pack a powerful punch, just like Tide PODS.
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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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When we had free time in the Olympic Village, we got massages and rested while watching Netflix.
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I don’t fear what will happen, but you just get ahead of yourself, like, ‘Oh my gosh, I wish it would happen now.’
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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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I’m not a celebrity. I’m just the same Simone. I just have two Olympic Gold medals now.
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We all have skills, I guess.
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I spend a lot of time in the gym training, and Core Power is a great fit for my nutritional needs.
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People comment on my pictures, ‘Stay healthy.’
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I’m thrilled that I was able to share my first Olympic Games experience with my U.S. teammates.
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