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 BILESStay healthy, have fun with it, and embrace all the moments. Because anything can happen.
More Simone Biles Quotes
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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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I never felt I had questions or needed answers or had a part of me that was missing.
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I think for me, the most fun competition that I’ve had was my first Worlds.
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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 don’t necessarily have favorite brands.
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I am like any typical teenager.
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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 can only control what I do when I go compete.
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Gymnastics is just one part of my life, and I’m having as much fun with it as possible.
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I didn’t really ever dream of going to the Olympics until after 2012.
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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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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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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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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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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 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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The sport is called artistic gymnastics. So you do have to be a little bit of an actress.
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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 floor exercise is a way to express your personality.
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As a kid growing up, I was never like, ‘I want to go to the Olympics,’ so having to pass on 2012 because I was too young didn’t bother me at all.
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You can’t get too caught up in yourself.
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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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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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My parents make sure we have everything we need so that we compete to the best of our abilities.
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I always say my biggest competitor is myself because, whenever I step out there on the mat, I’m competing against myself to prove that I can do this and that I am very well trained, prepared for it.
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We all have skills, I guess.
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