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" I didn't really ever dream of going to the Olympics until after 2012. "

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" Mentally, I have to get my body and mind in the right place before I start the routine, but once into the zone, it's like I turn on a switch. I envision myself doing the same thing for the Olympic Games. "

" If I disappoint someone, it's their loss for putting that expectation on me when they don't know me. I can't control what they want. "

" I have everything I need, so there are no blanks left unfilled. "

" 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. "

" The sport is called artistic gymnastics. So you do have to be a little bit of an actress. "

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

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

" 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. "

" I didn't get the high school opportunity, but it always worked out. "

" I tune it all out because if I let other people's stress get to me, then I stress myself out more than I need to. "

" I take things one step at a time. "

" I'm the first Simone Biles. "

" 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. "

" I don't really think about the degree of difficulty or the possibility of making a mistake. I just try to relax and let my preparation and training take over. "

" It doesn't even matter if I don't win a self-gold - after every meet, I have pizza. Pepperoni pizza. "

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

" I don't necessarily have favorite brands. "

" Every year, I think of Worlds as the big meet, but now, it's the Olympics. I'm blessed to even have the opportunity to think about it and work for it. "

" So far, my goals stops at making an Olympic team, and then if that happens, then I'll jot down more goals. "

" I never felt I had questions or needed answers or had a part of me that was missing. "

" They're like, 'Oh, you did a...' and I'm like, 'I did a what?' No, I flipped twice. I twisted twice. They go, 'It's called a...' and I'm like, 'Why do I need to know that? I just need to go and do that.' "

" 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 never thought in a million years that I would be here. So it just proves that once you believe in yourself, and you put your mind to something, you can do it. "

" I never thought about competing in the Olympic Games when I was growing up. "

" 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. "

" Everything is possible at any one competition. "

" I just keep surprising myself, I guess. "

" When we had free time in the Olympic Village, we got massages and rested while watching Netflix. "

" 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. "

" 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?' "

" People comment on my pictures, 'Stay healthy.' "