Get QuoteDark Inspirational Quotes App

" 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. "

Related Quotes:

" The support down here in Rio has been amazing - between my family, Team U.S.A. and Team Kellogg's, I've felt so much love. This whole experience has been a dream come true. "

Simone Biles

Team

Support

Love

" I always say my biggest competitor is myself because, whenever I step out there on the mat, I'm competing against myself to prove that I can do this and that I am very well trained, prepared for it. "

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

" 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. "

Simone Biles

Thinking

People

" 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. "

" 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?' "

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

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

" 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. "

" 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! "

" One of my favourite things to do is compete for a crowd. It's just really fun for me. "

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

" My first experience with gymnastics was when I was in daycare. We took a field trip to a gym, and I was hooked. "

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

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

" I'm the first Simone Biles. "

Simone Biles

First

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

" 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. "

Simone Biles

Better

Not Knowing

" 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 think for me, the most fun competition that I've had was my first Worlds. "

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

" I am like any typical teenager. "

Simone Biles

Teenager

Any

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

Simone Biles

Down

Fun

" Always work hard and have fun in what you do because I think that's when you're more successful. You have to choose to do it. "

" I guess I just have really tough skin. "

" 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.' "

" 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. "