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TOKYO, JAPAN – JULY 25: Simone Biles of Team United States looks on during Women’s Qualification on day two of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Ariake Gymnastics Centre on July 25, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)

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TOKYO, JAPAN – JULY 25: Simone Biles of Team United States looks on during Women’s Qualification on day two of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Ariake Gymnastics Centre on July 25, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)
Simone Biles is always up for an adventure. Hailed as the gymnastics GOAT, Simone dominated the vault like no other. She loves to take in new challenges and pushes herself to the extreme limit. In her ongoing Snapchat series, ‘Daring Simone Biles,’ the young gymnast is seen taking up multiple challenges.
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Simone’s love for ice cream is not unknown. The Olympic gold medalist loves her ‘guilty pleasure.’ Thus, when she started her new job, she ensured it was “sweet.” However, the role was not as easy as she had thought!
Simone makes an honest request
Starting gymnastics at six, Simone was never aware of a world beyond the vaults. Gymnastics was not just her love but also her profession. Speaking of which, she adds, “My first job was a professional gymnast.” Owing to professional commitments, she never got the opportunity to explore.

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TOKYO, JAPAN – JULY 27: Simone Biles of Team United States reacts during the WoWomen’seam Final on day four of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Ariake Gymnastics Centre on July 27, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images)
Thus, when she got the opportunity, she made the best use of it. Excited to try her hands at something new, Simone says, “Going to get my first real job.” Mastering the craft of an ice cream seller is not easy. Trying hard to deliver her order with perfection, Biles can be seen working behind bars.
But not the master of the craft, she goofs up. She mistakenly sprinkles the M&M’ over the countertop. Realizing her mistakes, she says, “I was supposed to go over the sink, My bad.” Realizing her mistake, she makes an honest request to the customer “Don’t tell them I did that”
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Gymnastic merits did not help Simone Biles get her job
One might think Simone’s gymnastics glory would make things easy for her. But this is certainly not the case; going out of her comfort zone was never easy. Simone had to go in for an interview to get her first real job.

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TOKYO, JAPAN: Simone Biles during warm-ups prior to the Women’salance Beam Final on day eleven of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Ariake Gymnastics Centre in Tokyo, Japan | Credits: Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images
Answering some grilling questions, Simone answered all the key questions asked. All these years after having performed at the vault, to speak about her “strengths and weaknesses before as people see them on T.V.” was not easy. She confesses, “it’s weird.”
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Nonetheless, she cracks the interview and secures her job. Sure, she makes some mistakes, but as it said, to err is human. The young gymnast’s passion for trying on new things stands as an inspiration for many.
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