Quotes from Simone Biles

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 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'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.

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.

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

Every year, I think of Worlds as the big meet, but now, it's the Olympics. I'm blessed to even have the opportunity to think about it and work for it.

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

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 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, I don't think about size - I focus more on being powerful and confident.

We all have skills, I guess.

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.

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

It feels amazing to inspire little kids to want to do gymnastics and have fun with it.

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

It's amazing that I can inspire little kids to know that you can be short or tall, and your body type doesn't matter because you can do anything.

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.

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

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.

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

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'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.

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