If anybody has a bad day, they’ll just come to my room because they know I’ll bring out the positive in everything, or I’ll make them laugh, or I’ll be just crazy.
SIMONE BILESI feel like it’s harder because everyone knows I’m the three-time world champion – it’s almost like people are waiting for something bad to happen.
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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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I feel like it’s harder because everyone knows I’m the three-time world champion – it’s almost like people are waiting for something bad to happen.
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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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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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You can still be very good at what you do and have fun.
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People comment on my pictures, ‘Stay healthy.’
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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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When we had free time in the Olympic Village, we got massages and rested while watching Netflix.
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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’m the first Simone Biles.
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When I was younger, I thought every kid was adopted because that’s all I’ve known. I have everything I need, so I never felt the need to have answers for what happened.
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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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The floor exercise is a way to express your personality.
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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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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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