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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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/simone-biles/before-a-big-event-i-usually-go-to-church-and-light-a-candle-for-st/)

[Simone Biles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/simone-biles/)

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> [“As I watched each member of my class take a turn at the altar, I thought about the patron saint I’d chosen as my own the week before, when the bishop interviewed me to assess my spiritual readiness. St. Sebastian…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/simone-biles/as-i-watched-each-member-of-my-class-take-a-turn-at-the-altar-i/)

[Simone Biles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/simone-biles/)

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## More by Simone Biles

> [I never felt I had questions or needed answers or had a part of me that was missing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/simone-biles/i-never-felt-i-had-questions-or-needed-answers-or-had-a-part-of-me/)

[Simone Biles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/simone-biles/)

> [The floor exercise is a way to express your personality.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/simone-biles/the-floor-exercise-is-a-way-to-express-your-personality/)

[Simone Biles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/simone-biles/)

> [A successful competition for me is always going out there and putting 100 percent into whatever I'm doing. It's not always winning. People, I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/simone-biles/a-successful-competition-for-me-is-always-going-out-there-and-putting/)

[Simone Biles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/simone-biles/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/simone-biles/it-was-a-very-long-and-hard-decision-my-dad-kept-telling-me-you-can/)

[Simone Biles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/simone-biles/)

> [At the end of the day, if I can say I had fun, it was a good day.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/simone-biles/at-the-end-of-the-day-if-i-can-say-i-had-fun-it-was-a-good-day/)

[Simone Biles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/simone-biles/)

> [I spend a lot of time in the gym training, and Core Power is a great fit for my nutritional needs.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/simone-biles/i-spend-a-lot-of-time-in-the-gym-training-and-core-power-is-a-great/)

[Simone Biles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/simone-biles/)

> [If they said, 'Do five pull-ups,' I would always want to do 10.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/simone-biles/if-they-said-do-five-pull-ups-i-would-always-want-to-do-10/)

[Simone Biles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/simone-biles/)

> [ \[People saying to me\] "You look taller on TV." I get that all the time. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/simone-biles/people-saying-to-me-you-look-taller-on-tv-i-get-that-all-the-time/)

[Simone Biles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/simone-biles/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/simone-biles/for-me-to-compete-at-the-highest-level-training-and-living-a-healthy/)

[Simone Biles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/simone-biles/)

> [I didn't really ever dream of going to the Olympics until after 2012.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/simone-biles/i-didn-t-really-ever-dream-of-going-to-the-olympics-until-after-2012/)

[Simone Biles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/simone-biles/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/simone-biles/i-m-always-trying-to-push-myself-to-the-limit-to-see-what-i-can-do-it/)

[Simone Biles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/simone-biles/)

> [I would say to always follow your dream. And dream big because my whole career, including any of the things that I've accomplished, I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/simone-biles/i-would-say-to-always-follow-your-dream-and-dream-big-because-my/)

[Simone Biles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/simone-biles/)

> [I've never been to the Olympics, so I don't know what to expect. It's better for me, just like my first Worlds... My third…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/simone-biles/i-ve-never-been-to-the-olympics-so-i-don-t-know-what-to-expect-it-s/)

[Simone Biles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/simone-biles/)

> [“Just being in competition with other junior elite girls like Katelyn Ohashi and Lexie Priessman pushed me to raise my game. Once, I’d been…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/simone-biles/just-being-in-competition-with-other-junior-elite-girls-like-katelyn/)

[Simone Biles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/simone-biles/)

> [I can only control what I do when I go compete.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/simone-biles/i-can-only-control-what-i-do-when-i-go-compete/)

[Simone Biles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/simone-biles/)

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