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" 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. "

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" Father served in the Air Force for 22 years. "

" 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 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. "

" 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 be a part of the Everyday Awesome team! "

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

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

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

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

" There are goals that I have, and then I dream of it, and then I make it a reality. If I could crawl out of my skin and see it, it would be really amazing. "

" You can have fun and do well. Just let loose a bit. "

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

" At the end of the day, if I can say I had fun, it was a good day. "

" I have dual citizenship. "

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

" 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. "

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

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

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

" 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. "

" I take things one step at a time. "

" Gymnastics is just one part of my life, and I'm having as much fun with it as possible. "

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

" 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.' "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" My parents make sure we have everything we need so that we compete to the best of our abilities. "

" 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.' "