Simone Biles Quotes

I fell in love with gymnastics. I love what I do now. I work with people that I love to be around. Success comes from that.

The thing with gymnastics is people don't always know the events. So they'll ask me about the rings, and I'll have to say, 'Women don't do that.' Or they'll use the wrong words, like horse instead of vault. They get confused.

Gymnastics is my favorite Olympic sport, hands-down.

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

I was a gymnast when I was little, like 8, 9, 10.

I think I started toddler gymnastics when I was around 3 or 4, and I began taking it seriously when I was 6.

The gymnastic events are really what I tune into the Summer Olympics for.

I like seeing advanced acrobatics, but I also like to see more than tumbling. It's important to combine the artistry of gymnastics with the tough skills. It's called artistic gymnastics. We should stand by the name.

I have always been a huge fan of gymnastics.

I think gymnastics was associated with the 10. I thought that belonged to the sport, and somehow we gave it way.

I've always had a fascination with gymnastics, since I was a kid. It was the one thing at the Olympics that I would be like, 'Mom can I stay up late to watch gymnastics?'

Gymnastics has given me everything in my life. I will continue to stay involved and try to give back to the sport that has given me so much.

I've still got a few moves from my days as a gymnast.

What makes the vault so spectacular is because it's a very athletic type of event, where it needs a lot of speed, a lot of explosive action and, of course, great coordination.

Gymnastics is so complex.

I was a gymnast for years.

When I was young I wanted to be a gymnast. I used to compete at it, but then I grew too tall.

I didn't know I wanted to be a gymnast; I was just introduced to the gym. I loved the place because it looked like a hi-tech playground with mats and a lot of things I can hang from.

Gymnastics was my way to travelling the world.

I've always had an undeniable love for gymnastics.

I want to learn skiing and parallel bar gymnastics.

I started a gymnastics class at five years old, but it became serious at seven.

I got into rhythmic gymnastics when I was four years old.

Definitely gymnastics, because I was a gymnast for 11 years. That's my thing. My girlfriend Betty Okino was in the 1992 Olympics and won a bronze medal. She's a gymnast. So I'm a huge fan.

I'd say I'm quite powerful so I'm not afraid of jumps or acrobatic elements. The hardest part is... get on the beam and stay there on top of it!