Simone Biles

I don't do bugs.

— Simone Biles

I love a good Netflix binge!

— Simone Biles

I have dual citizenship.

— Simone Biles

I'm the first Simone Biles.

— Simone Biles

We strive for greatness.

— Simone Biles

We all have skills, I guess.

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I am like any typical teenager.

— Simone Biles

I guess I just have really tough skin.

— Simone Biles

At some point, I'll have to go get a real job.

— Simone Biles

If I won gold in 2016, I think it would change my life.

— Simone Biles

I don't necessarily have favorite brands.

— Simone Biles

I was built this way for a reason, so I'm going to use it.

— Simone Biles

I'm not the next Usain Bolt or Michael Phelps.

— Simone Biles

You can't get too caught up in yourself.

— Simone Biles

I can only control what I do when I go compete.

— Simone Biles

Before a big event, I usually go to church and light a candle for St. Sebastian, who is the patron saint of…

— Simone Biles

It hurts my head, but it's fine because it's something I do every day. You can't avoid the gymnastics questions.

— Simone Biles

For me, I don't think about size - I focus more on being powerful and confident.

— Simone Biles

I'm only 19. It's kinda crazy if you're older and putting expectations on a poor 19-year-old.

— Simone Biles

Most of our fans don't get to interact with us or know our personalities except through social media.

— Simone Biles

To me, I go out there, and I do what I trained. We prepare so long for that moment, so it's just…

— Simone Biles

Stay healthy, have fun with it, and embrace all the moments. Because anything can happen.

— Simone Biles

I'm excited to explore lifestyle clothes for a little bit. I don't necessarily have favorite brands.

— Simone Biles

Most people would focus on concentrating more, and I can't do that. It almost makes me overthink a lot of my things.…

— Simone Biles

One of my proudest moments was probably 2013 Worlds because I proved to myself that I could do things that I didn't…

— Simone Biles

Sometimes I hear the crowd cheering, and most of the time your body's on auto pilot, so sometimes even after I do…

— Simone Biles

It's amazing that I can inspire little kids to know that you can be short or tall, and your body type doesn't…

— Simone Biles

They're like, 'Oh, you did a...' and I'm like, 'I did a what?' No, I flipped twice. I twisted twice. They go,…

— Simone Biles

I have practice from 9 A.M. to 12 P.M., and then I drive home and eat lunch, which is either chicken or…

— Simone Biles

If anybody has a bad day, they'll just come to my room because they know I'll bring out the positive in everything,…

— Simone Biles

When I was younger, I thought every kid was adopted because that's all I've known. I have everything I need, so I…

— Simone Biles

“I wasn’t born a Texas girl. In fact, before I called my parents Momma and Poppa Biles, I knew them as Grandma…

— 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…

— 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.…

— Simone Biles

“Just being in competition with other junior elite girls like Katelyn Ohashi and Lexie Priessman pushed me to raise my game. Once,…

— Simone Biles

“I still had moments when my nerves got to me, but whenever I’d start to get anxious, Kyla Ross would remind me,…

— Simone Biles

“I was glad to put the whole thing behind me, because I wanted every child, regardless of race, to be able to…

— Simone Biles

“I was used to that sort of pressure by now. Or at least I thought I was. My usual way of dealing…

— 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...…

— Simone Biles

If they said, 'Do five pull-ups,' I would always want to do 10.

— Simone Biles