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.

Simone Biles

Categorized in : Know Thankful Support Competition

I feel like I get to share in it, even though I’m not deserving enough to be the flag bearer.

I feel good (physically) but I feel bad, but at the end, I feel happy.

There's a big line on what you can and can’t do, what you can and can’t say to these kids rather than whenever I was growing up, i would say (back then): ‘OK, you say that. I’m pissed off but I’m going to do my work.' Now it’s like, I’ve even told the other girls: ‘Don’t take it to heart. They don’t mean to say that to you. So just let it roll off your shoulder.'.

I think the culture shift is happening, but it’s almost as if the athletes almost have too much power and the coaches can’t get a rein on it, so then it’s kind of wild. It’s like a horse out of the barn: You can’t get it back in.

Everything needs to be visible, and the coaches know that, the coaches know that they are watched at all times, not only from the viewing arena but by cameras. They know that. That should not distract from what they’re doing if they’re doing their job. They just know that there are cameras and they know that nothing is a secret. So yeah, just do whatever is right and you don’t even have to worry that anyone is watching you.

I feel like I did try to enjoy it because it could be one of my last championships that I'll attend.