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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,
There have been a lot of emotions that’ve gone through my head already. A few tears almost came out,
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 excited and proud to compete with her, but I don't like it no more,
I was very proud of her,
she said, recalling that moment I swear I've never seen you that stressed!"
U.S. teammate and bronze medallist Sunisa Lee concurred Everyone’s here to see the amazing Simone Biles.” ... And 23 other gymnasts.”
Like Comaneci said in a live interview on the big screen at the beginning of the session ... She waited a beat then added Keep your head on straight, have fun, and dream big.” ... It’s not over till it’s over.”
Asked if she had a last message, Biles, who was now wearing a diamond necklace in the shape of a goat, said ... And remember, she added later At that point, ... I’m not sure what I was doing, but praying to every single god out there.”
She wanted to rewrite her story, the end,
I did not make any mistake at these Olympic Games,
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 It’s an honor to be able to compete alongside her,
Andrade said after leading Brazil to the bronze medal in the team’s competition won by the U.S. team in Paris It’s about doing my best. And I hope [Biles] does too,
She surely has made gymnastics more popular for young people,
says Luica Martins, a Brazilian fan attending the Games I think, before, I was pushing down my trauma, and now I've learned to speak on it and kind of release that, ... I think we used to think of therapy as a weakness, and now I think of it as a strength. And if there's somebody that can help me deal with what I'm going through, then that's what I need to do. And now it's a daily part of my routine."
she admitted to Kotb, adding You don't bury things anymore. You speak them out loud. You talk about therapy, where you are, where you're going. Tell me about this part of you,
I feel a lot more free, especially going to therapy and doing those sessions so that physically and mentally I feel better, and I know that’s an important part of my routine. So just staying on top of that, it lightens the load a lot.”
As she asked if Biles felt different now that she’s been open with her mental health journey, the Olympian replied I’ve always tried to stay authentic to myself, so I feel like the new me, I’m a little bit older, more mature, so just being unapologetically me,
