Simone Biles Quotes

I think I would go for a Michael Phelps kind of guy.

I wouldn't know who Michael Johnson was if he didn't run fast times.

Usain Bolt is the fastest man in the land; I'm the fastest man in mixed martial arts.

I don't run like any type of athlete.

A guy like Usain Bolt would be sick behind a bobsled.

I don't want to be Usain Bolt.

I wanted to be the Dutch Bruce Jenner - that was my goal. He was my hero.

Hurdling, sprinting, athletics in general, is always in the back of your mind.

I was a runner, a failed quarterback, third-string quarterback, but in track I was a 2-miler.

I started running track when I was 13 years old, as a freshman in high school. I ran the 400 meters, which is a very tough race and a full sprint.

Speed is more important than endurance in the decathlon.

I could produce spurts of speed and after taking up athletics I found myself running quite quickly over 400m.

The 100m taught me a lot and it's given me confidence.

I like to think of myself as a pretty good athlete, I don't think I'm a great sprinter, but 200, 400, maybe 800. I won't say excel in them, but I'd do pretty good.

We are just not made up to be middle distance runners.

I'm a really fast runner. No one can catch me - I'm quick.

I have dedicated my life to the 200m, I really love the 200m a lot.

We always spend more time on the throwing events and a little bit more on the long jump. They're my weaker events - they don't come as naturally to me as running and jumping. I like the hurdles and the high-jump, I'm a springy, speedy athlete so those suit me.

The 200 meters is my baby. To me, it's the perfect distance. It's still a true sprint, but it unravels more. You get to enjoy the race a little bit more than the 100.

When I grew up Carl Lewis was still running, Maurice Greene was running - he was that figure I see, like Michael Johnson. I really wanted to look up to the fast guys - so those two guys were some of the guys I looked up to.

In the fifth grade I discovered something I could do better than the other kids. One day, the teacher set up a bunch of chairs, and she had everyone run to the chairs and back while she timed us. I had the fastest time in the whole school!

I never expected to win a Grand Slam because, for me, I was not good enough to beat those guys.

The 100m is never stressful.

I don't know if you could call me a natural-born runner.

I love sprinting, but I hate long-distance running. Isn't that funny?