“Right now I train 32 to 34 hours a week just to compete for about three or four minutes, It's all sports combined in one.”
“short career of a gymnast. That's not technically true because we can do it whenever.”
Can gymnasts be afraid of heights?
“You actually can, but it doesn't affect you in the gym when you're flipping, because you don't notice how high you are.”
One rumor Simone Biles is always asked about is the theory that gymnastics will stunt your growth
“Still don't know if that's true or not,” says Biles, “but here I am at four-foot-eight, so possibly.”