At the end of the day, if I can say I had fun, it was a good day.
Simone Biles
We've always had each other's backs in and out of competition. We support each other the most because we're the only ones that know what it's like to go through what we do, and so we can't be more thankful for each other. We're like sisters.
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 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 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.
I love a good Netflix binge!
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.
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.
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.
If they said, 'Do five pull-ups,' I would always want to do 10.
I was built this way for a reason, so I'm going to use it.
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'm very fortunate to have a coach that I got to stay with all this time. Every year the bond gets stronger and better, and we understand each other more. And it's like she can tell if I walk into the gym what kind of mood I'm in, what she has to fix for the practice I need, or how I'm feeling.
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.
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 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.
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 take things one step at a time.
Stay healthy, have fun with it, and embrace all the moments. Because anything can happen.
We strive for greatness.
You can have fun and do well. Just let loose a bit.
At some point, I'll have to go get a real job.
I don't fear what will happen, but you just get ahead of yourself, like, 'Oh my gosh, I wish it would happen now.'
One of my proudest moments was probably 2013 Worlds because I proved to myself that I could do things that I didn't think I could.
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!
I can only control what I do when I go compete.
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.'
I spend a lot of time in the gym training, and Core Power is a great fit for my nutritional needs.
If I won gold in 2016, I think it would change my life.
Most of our fans don't get to interact with us or know our personalities except through social media.
So far, my goals stops at making an Olympic team, and then if that happens, then I'll jot down more goals.
I think I'm teaching my teammates that they can still be successful while having fun and enjoying the moment rather than being a stone cold brick.
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 didn't really ever dream of going to the Olympics until after 2012.
Father served in the Air Force for 22 years.
Everything is possible at any one competition.
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 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.
I'm not the next Usain Bolt or Michael Phelps.
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.
You can't get too caught up in yourself.
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.
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.
I never felt I had questions or needed answers or had a part of me that was missing.
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.
I have everything I need, so there are no blanks left unfilled.
As a kid growing up, I was never like, 'I want to go to the Olympics,' so having to pass on 2012 because I was too young didn't bother me at all.
I'm not a celebrity. I'm just the same Simone. I just have two Olympic Gold medals now.
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.'
