I was glad to put the whole thing behind me, because I wanted every child, regardless of race, to be able to look at my Worlds win and say, I can dream big too.

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"I say put mental health first."

- Simone Biles

Awareness

"I was missing out on public school and going to the football games, prom or homecomings. But I’ve been to three World Championships … so I think it’s like a win-win."

- Simone Biles

Balance

"Maybe it's good we don't know what will happen next in our stories, because if we did, we might not turn the page."

- Simone Biles

Hope

"You don’t have to be a robot all the time, and you don’t always have to seem happy out there."

- Simone Biles

Self-awareness

"If I disappoint someone, it’s their loss for putting that expectation on me when they don’t know me. I can’t control what they want."

- Simone Biles

Self-awareness

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"You are the hope of Israel, ‘children of the promised day’!"

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"If you can dream it, you can do it."

- Walt Disney

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"Never give up on a dream just because of the time it will take to accomplish it. The time will pass anyway."

- Earl Nightingale

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"You dream. You plan. You reach. There will be obstacles. There will be doubters. There will be mistakes. But with hard work, with belief, with confidence and trust in yourself and those around you, there are no limits."

- Michael Phelps

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"Everyone's dream can come true if you just stick to it and work hard."

- Serena Williams

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