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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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" The floor exercise is a way to express your personality. "

" Most athletes get intimidated once they see how many fans are out there, but it almost calms me down in a way because I think of it as a fun way to show off what I've been working on. "

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

" Growing up, it was kind of a struggle being small, since everyone would make fun of you - except for when it came to hide and seek: that's the only advantage I ever had! "

" I just keep surprising myself, I guess. "

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

" 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. "

" I'm thrilled that I was able to share my first Olympic Games experience with my U.S. teammates. "

" 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 think, mistake that it's just winning. Sometimes it could be, but for me, it's hitting the best sets I can, gaining confidence, and having a good time and having fun. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" I think we have other things to worry about than some Zika virus. "

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

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

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

" 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! "

" You can't get too caught up in yourself. "

" I love a good Netflix binge! "

" As athletes, we're always going to have aches and pains, but when your teammates cheer you on, you don't think about it. "

" 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 Worlds, I knew what it was like, so I was like, 'Oh my goodness. But this is my first Olympics, and not knowing what to expect is good for me. "

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

" 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. "

" You don't have to be serious all the time to do a good job. "

" If you ever have a mistake, you try to just kind of forget about it because if you carry that with you for the rest of the routine, then the rest of your routine might not go as planned. So you just kind of shake it off, and you just continue your routine like you didn't fall. "

" In the morning, I usually get up between 7:40 A.M. and 7:45 A.M., and then I'll brush my teeth, do my hair, and just throw on my leotard and my clothes and go to the kitchen. "

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

" I take things one step at a time. "

" I'm not a celebrity. I'm just the same Simone. I just have two Olympic Gold medals now. "