Simply the best – Simone Biles wins her second gold medal of Paris 2024

A little something *french* for today's nail check,

USA Gymnastics said in a post, along with a photo of the gymnasts' French manicures

We were both freaking out so it just felt nice to know that I wasn’t out there freaking out by myself,

said Lee

That’s not the bars routine that I’ve been training; out of all the events I think bars is the one I haven’t messed up on like once the whole entire training here or back [home] in Houston,

Biles said to press after the competition

Michael Gradyamerican rower

There have been a lot of emotions that’ve gone through my head already. A few tears almost came out,

rower Michael Grady said

I went out there and I just told myself not to put any pressure on myself because I didn’t want to think about the past Olympics or even trying to prove to anybody anything because I wanted to just prove to myself that I could do it, because I didn’t think that I could,

Lee said

Three years ago, I never thought I’d step foot on a gymnastics floor again just because of everything that had happened,

Biles said after her win, referring to a battle with the "twisties" in Tokyo

Never even liked tennis anyway."

Signing off his career in his typical dry British wit, Murray had this to say

I’m proud of my career,

Murray said after the match Thursday night

I just couldn't believe that I did it,

said Biles

I think Rebeca (Andrade) pushes me to be my best as well. She's a phenomenal athlete and gymnast. So I'm excited that she was there to push me,

Biles said

I am a lot more mature so I know what my body is capable of,

said Biles, 27.

I mean, to just be back out here is such an amazing accomplishment, so to have this medal around my neck means so much to me,

Lee told Kotb

Rebeca is such an amazing competitor,

Biles said

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silvapresident

You are the pride of our country,

Lula tweeted in Portuguese

I feel like we all have more to give and our Tokyo performances weren’t the best,

Biles said at the Olympic trials in Minneapolis

I think of so many girls that were originally competing with Simone and becoming age-eligible the same years that she did kind of burning out,

Boorman said

There are people just as talented as Simone, with the same physique, with the same drive as Simone, and they burnt out because it was too much too fast,

Boorman said

She wanted to rewrite her story, the end,

Landi said

Shinnosuke Okajapanese gymnast

I did not make any mistake at these Olympic Games,

Oka said

To be able to watch how she competes and see how happy she is to compete, the hard work she does, it’s fantastic to witness,

the 25-year-old Andrade said