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“Gymnastics Is Not My Entire Life”: Pro Gymnast Simone Biles Once Made a Shocking Confession About Her Illustrious Career

Published 09/02/2022, 11:30 AM EDT

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Simone Biles garnered several medals at the Olympics due to her excellent performance. She took home five medals overall at her first Olympics, 4 of which were gold. Many people were impressed by her fantastic performance in Rio. Simone has influenced a lot of individuals along the way as she pursued excellence. However, despite achieving success, Biles addressed a shocking confession about gymnastics.

Simone has an adventurous life due to her struggles, achievements, and her fiance, NFL player, Jonathan Owens.

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Simone Biles called Gymnastics ‘a part of life’

The Facebook handle of the Sports Illustrated, shared the video of Simone calling gymnastics just a part of her life. The four-time Olympic gold medalist, described her bad practice days in the video. And how her coach, Aimee Boorman, taught her the real strategies of life.

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Calling out gymnastics, she said, “Gymnastics is not my entire life. It’s just a part of my life. My previous coach Aimee always told me that, you know, if I had a bad practice, I’m allowed to take a tomorrow will be better, rather than before I had a bad practice, it would carry over to the next day and the next day, and then the next day. It was just be a repeating cycle.”

Since Simone’s debut World Championships gold medal, she has been the center of attention. Biles has a strong fan base and her fans are always eager to learn about every aspect of her life.

However, she struggled in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics due to her lack of focus. Thereafter, Biles faced criticisms from many people, including her fan, for withdrawing from the Olympics.

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The intriguing personal life of Biles

From the time Simone Biles became a gymnastics star, she has always credited Ronald and Nellie Biles as her proud parents. Simone expressed gratitude for their efforts to help her through the gymnastics career. Interestingly, they are not her biological parents; they adopted Simone and her little sister from foster care. But they are her mother’s parents, making them share a great bond.

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On the other hand, Biles is enjoying her life with her fiance, Owens, and revealed, how he made her feel more human. In addition, she now understands that gymnastics need not be the center point of her life. Currently, the gymnast is busy planning her wedding while preparing her bridesmaids and the theme.

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Ishani Yadav

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Ishani Yadav is a US Sports author for EssentiallySports. She is currently pursuing her Bachelor's degree in Journalism from the University of Delhi. Ishani spent her childhood playing baseball and badminton, which led to her passion for sports.
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Vibhanshu Kumar