Simone Biles
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Because I can't picture myself doing it because I took so much off.
Because I can't picture myself doing it because I took so much off.
I would say it wasn't even in Tokyo, unfortunately. I think it's whenever I decided to come back and train in getting over those demons because there were so many days I would come back in the gym and it was like, One step forward, five steps back. One step forward, five steps back. Because as soon as I got lost, one time, get lost, pack my bags, I'm out of there.
I would say it wasn't even in Tokyo, unfortunately. I think it's whenever I decided to come back and train in getting over those demons because there were so many days I would come back in the gym and it was like, One step forward, five steps back. One step forward, five steps back. Because as soon as I got lost, one time, get lost, pack my bags, I'm out of there.
I would say it wasn't even in Tokyo, unfortunately. I think it's whenever I decided to come back and train in getting over those demons because there were so many days I would come back in the gym and it was like, One step forward, five steps back. One step forward, five steps back. Because as soon as I got lost, one time, get lost, pack my bags, I'm out of there.
Why am I putting myself through this? Hell no. So I would literally like, I left so many times. It was frustrating for both me and Laurent because he didn't fully understand the twisties. And for a lot of the time as gymnasts, we know it happens, but it's very unspoken of. And whenever it happens, you pretend it doesn't happen.
Why am I putting myself through this? Hell no. So I would literally like, I left so many times. It was frustrating for both me and Laurent because he didn't fully understand the twisties. And for a lot of the time as gymnasts, we know it happens, but it's very unspoken of. And whenever it happens, you pretend it doesn't happen.
Why am I putting myself through this? Hell no. So I would literally like, I left so many times. It was frustrating for both me and Laurent because he didn't fully understand the twisties. And for a lot of the time as gymnasts, we know it happens, but it's very unspoken of. And whenever it happens, you pretend it doesn't happen.
Why is that? It's not a good feeling. It's dangerous. It's horrible. It's scary.
Why is that? It's not a good feeling. It's dangerous. It's horrible. It's scary.
Why is that? It's not a good feeling. It's dangerous. It's horrible. It's scary.
Yeah, and then the other girls will look at you and they feel like once you get lost, it's going to happen to them. Got it. So it feels contagious.
Yeah, and then the other girls will look at you and they feel like once you get lost, it's going to happen to them. Got it. So it feels contagious.
Yeah, and then the other girls will look at you and they feel like once you get lost, it's going to happen to them. Got it. So it feels contagious.
So whenever they were looking at me and doing it, it's so weird. And so we had to go back to the basics. And honestly, like... The whole year, whenever Laurent, last year, he told me I was competing, I was like, how can I compete? I'm not over the twisties yet. Because every time I went to bars or beam or floor, I was praying that I did the amount of twists I was supposed to.
So whenever they were looking at me and doing it, it's so weird. And so we had to go back to the basics. And honestly, like... The whole year, whenever Laurent, last year, he told me I was competing, I was like, how can I compete? I'm not over the twisties yet. Because every time I went to bars or beam or floor, I was praying that I did the amount of twists I was supposed to.
So whenever they were looking at me and doing it, it's so weird. And so we had to go back to the basics. And honestly, like... The whole year, whenever Laurent, last year, he told me I was competing, I was like, how can I compete? I'm not over the twisties yet. Because every time I went to bars or beam or floor, I was praying that I did the amount of twists I was supposed to.
Like, I was so traumatized for this experience that I'm just now feeling better. And even walking into the gym, some days I feel like I'm going to get lost. Because I know why it happened, but, like, I'm like, I hope that's the reason. Right. So... Yeah, even I'm just now feeling comfortable without, yeah. So it's crazy because like I went through world championships, everybody's like, she's back.
Like, I was so traumatized for this experience that I'm just now feeling better. And even walking into the gym, some days I feel like I'm going to get lost. Because I know why it happened, but, like, I'm like, I hope that's the reason. Right. So... Yeah, even I'm just now feeling comfortable without, yeah. So it's crazy because like I went through world championships, everybody's like, she's back.
Like, I was so traumatized for this experience that I'm just now feeling better. And even walking into the gym, some days I feel like I'm going to get lost. Because I know why it happened, but, like, I'm like, I hope that's the reason. Right. So... Yeah, even I'm just now feeling comfortable without, yeah. So it's crazy because like I went through world championships, everybody's like, she's back.