Simone Biles "You have to choose your battles wisely" | Olympic Channel Podcast

[@regr13]

She is so humble. I hope she realizes that we love her for who she is, not just what she does. ♥️♥️

[@marsbars2889]

She's not that humble anymore. Don't get me wrong shes not cocky but for me she kinda comes of as a tad overconfident

[@milanihall9909]

@@marsbars2889 and that's bad cuz?

[@sinas5647]

I just have to say: What an amazing woman. She has grown so much, she seems so balanced. Earlier this year I had the impression she doesn't have that much fun anymore. But WOW just blown away. Especially when she said she hadn't her best meet yesterday and knows some girls have worked harder, such good self reflection and so humble. Keep it up Simone, your really are THE GOAT

[@cjinpa5713]

Great interview! Not only a wonderful gymnasts but a thoughtful and smart women. Responsible with her thoughts and actions. ♥️🌹She has found a way to stay grounded through so much and it’s awesome to see her shine on so many different levels. Just so impressed by her.

[@toria1209]

I love Simone and I cannot believe how she competed with having a kidney stone. She''s a super star...just an amazing athlete. Competing through the pain, I can't even imagine.

[@ariannabinaghi5222]

She's amazing, not just as a gymnast (like we didn't know), but especially as a person: she's thoughtful, smart and passionate. Love you Simone 💞

[@merrynchristian7404]

The fact that so many people think they have the right to comment on how someone else treats their own medical conditions is astounding. Not even mentioning that ADHD is a very real and very difficult neurological disorder and stimulant medication to treat it is the most effective and most widely studied clinical treatment for any mental health condition, illness, or disorder. Athletes are subjected to rigorous and often invasive testing and are closely monitored and she shouldn’t be shamed or accused of cheating for taking a medication she need to function that affords her no undue benefit beyond what everyone else who doesn’t have ADHD already has by virtue of having a fully functioning brain. Let people with ADHD treat their conditions in peace.

[@janetslater129]

Life in general isn’t fair. Sure, she may not perform as well in gymnastics without the medication, but other parts of her life and mental health could be negatively affected. I’m glad that she is doing as well as she is.

[@MC-oj4en]

@discordant dancers do u not know that adderal doesn't affect ppl with adhd the way it affects someone without adhd? Simone doesnt get high like ppl who don't have adhd do. It stabilizes her and treats her condition. If other gymnasts need it, then they should see a doctor. No one is saying only Simone can take adhd meds and no one else can. She had to deal with the kidney stone pain during the competition bc she wasn't allowed to take anything for pain....and not once did she use the kidney stone as an excuse for the way she performed.

[@gingerp6631]

Merryn Christian : Kudos for mentioning another aspect of this discussion👏. No one should criticize how a person treats their illness. She under the care of a doctor, I am sure they know best.

[@nani.36]

I am so happy Simone and Morgan are getting along!

[@nani.36]

Apparently there was some type of exchange via social media when Simone returned and was getting a lot of attention despite being away for a year (of course this what I read).

[@luminousmoon86]

All this drama would disappear forever if people didn't keep bringing it up. 🙄

[@maddiemaile1120]

Simone has wisdom beyond her years ... such an inspiration

[@KandeShack]

Great interview! It showed that Simone is so down to earth. It’s great she has found the balance between gymnastics and living and having fun with her gal pals😋 Wishing her many more championships and continued joy in her sport🌸

[@jadecummings8093]

Simone Biles is an amazing athlete ever. 😉

[@cristieneringer9916]

Please fix your grammar sir.

[@jadecummings8093]

@@cristieneringer9916 Nothing wrong with my grammar.

[@lilmissperfect4591]

She is not amazing.Nothing is amazing about taking peds.

[@eschwarz1003]

@@jadecummings8093 we knew what you likely meant; and Yes, Simone Biles considerably one of the most amazing athletes ever! and personable, humble

[@trudisify]

Simone is so hardworking and humble!

[@АлександраПетрова-ж5ю]

Simone is the best💪

[@maryboyd2608]

Simone - you are the best gift gymnastics has ever received. Thank you for your grace and strength. I'm constantly in awe of you and your composure.

[@firerosearien]

I can't imagine the amount of pain she must have been in

[@bzb85]

Hope they release Mai’s interview too!

[@rileygallegoz2112]

i love simone biles❤😍

[@smileyfan16]

Simone Biles is so humble. She is wonderful

[@soniasidhu8288]

Simone biles is the best gymnast ever i love her😘

[@danieladinu6852]

Congrats Simone for your gymnastics and for the person you are!❤️❤️❤️

[@TheusPedra]

Iconic!!!

[@nchllltmr]

This is a really good interview!

[@domonation1]

Dear god. So amazing and gracious and humble.

[@mrmosk2011]

Well, I think she can be a little cocky now. I think there are many more aggressive athletes that the public put up with. Humble is the last thing I care to see from her.

[@chialeendrums]

mosk2011 she is humble to me

[@julialovegym8953]

Her laugh is so cute😍😍

[@kaka-vu6mf]

The QUEEN is the best of the best 👑👍

[@scoliosisqueen]

Thanks for another great interview, Scott!

[@kimzw]

Really good interview! Thank you!

[@diyapatel-264]

GO SIMONE BILES!!!!

[@nancy23737]

I admire her sooooo much!!!! I love her laugh 😁

[@lex7360]

I love Simone!!! ❤️❤️

[@Deehir]

Great interview 🙂

[@ms.inspiration385]

PHENOMENAL Athlete!!🤸🏽‍♀️🤸🏽‍♀️🤸🏽‍♀️

[@debaratibiswas7975]

Simply Superb Simone 😍😘

[@koolaidman6251]

I literally don't understand how you can have a kidney stone and just . .function. Isn't that one of the worst things ever??

[@monicakelly6273]

Yes they are extremely painful. I wrote above that I have suffered from them for ten years. I suffer vomiting, fainting, painful urination, pain in my lower back and lower stomach. I now have 2 children and can officially say it feels like labor pains.

[@spevoljub]

Sometimes yes. You can even lose your consciousness because of pain. It has happened to me. But it is not necessarily so painful.

[@melissawingfield8666]

I thought the goal with having a kidney stone was to pass it.

[@DaJesster0405]

Melissa Wingfield only if it’s within a certain size group. After they get to a certain size it becomes dangerous to try and pass them. So they try to break them up instead.

[@melissawingfield8666]

@@DaJesster0405 Thanks. Hopefully they get back to the states soon to treat it!

[@juliadobo5952]

I love her so much❤

[@_justinblizzle]

I love how whenever there's a black female athlete who just dominates her sport and so easily she's always accused of doping

[@justastellarperson219]

You should also do an interview with mustafina too.

[@Leslieeeezss]

Stella Aram AND WITH SUBTITLES

[@elizabethalberto268]

Stella Aram yeesss Aliya is just queen

[@shritchie]

I wonder what new elements she would compete!? I would love her to get the double double dismount on beam named after her... maybe a TTY on vault? Triple double on floor?

[@shritchie]

I know she’s been training those things, I’m just wondering which she will put into her routines and compete and which ones will stay in the training gym.

[@shritchie]

I disagree that it is only dependent on her competition. You are presupposing that medals right now are the only thing driving her. She has won everything you can win in gymnastics (except for an Olympic bars medal). I think what’s driving her now is leaving her mark on the sport and making sure that gymnasts down the road never surpass her as the best there’s been. To do that, I would think she would want as many of the trickiest skills named after her as she can, which requires her performing them in international competition. So I could see her throwing many of these skills even if her competition never catches up. If it was just about the medals, I would agree with you that she wouldn’t compete these tricky skills unless she needed to to win. But at this point, I don’t think she’s driven by winning-she’s driven by being the absolute best and having as many skills named after her as possible and being the first to do crazy skills in international competition. I think at next year’s worlds and Tokyo Olympics we will see her upping the difficulty even yet again.

[@shritchie]

I’m not sure what “aswel” means... is it English? I assumed that was a typo. What you said is exactly my point. The competition CANT be what’s motivating her because there is none so it must be continuing to incorporate more difficult skills into her routine that is driving her. If that’s the case, I would expect more difficulty in her routines regardless of what her competition is doing.

[@theresultsphase]

you got your wish this year at worlds

[@lsloretta15]

That was a good interview

[@danceballetacro]

Wonderful. She is so inspiring

[@lazarantic_]

Always smiling

[@marycruz4953]

She is an awesome athletic gymnast, I love her.

[@icarrus4u]

So humble.

[@paunio2312]

SHE IS OUR QUEEN

[@syb_764]

So inspiring love u Simone!!!!💜💜🖤🖤💜💜🖤🖤💜💜🖤🖤💜💜🖤

[@ChristineF1234]

Love her

[@Sofiachristinav]

"It's definitely better than what it was earlier this year". Um yeah at the start of the years you hated each other and now yous are laughing together.

[@TheNonMakeupGuru]

they didnt hate each other. there was a disagreement and they didnt immediately get along

[@CodySDivineCreators]

She seems cautious talking about Morgan after the drama.

[@TheNonMakeupGuru]

its because she knows people want to cause issue

[@jeannevacca1328]

Great girl!

[@elizabethaleman5057]

Hi! gymnasts rock!!

[@danielvlogs1186]

Congratulations with 3 million subscrbers!!!

[@goodstuffs1986]

They did an interview with Morgan too?

[@rebekahmckean3216]

Love her!!

[@edwardadaba8734]

wooooooooow My Queen Simone Surpassed My Queen Khorkina?

[@gymnasticsfan9495]

Yep. She also surpassed the king Vitaly Scherbo

[@ronn5868]

Who's the man doing this interview?

[@ItsSeanzie]

Ronn I believe it is Scott Bregman

[@Olympics]

You are right!

[@ronn5868]

@@ItsSeanzie Ty! I've heard so many good things about him from Gymcastic! 😀

[@mrmosk2011]

Amazing!

[@brenden6218]

11:53 whoever said that was jealous and didn't want her to comeback

[@Bumbas_box]

I love 💖💪🙋✌

[@kikib8812]

She has a boyfriend!?! Lucky!

[@prajaktapendse7310]

Well any man would be lucky to have her

[@paunio2312]

LOVE HERRRRR

[@hazelnutspred3348]

I love my 1 cinnamon roll a year

[@madlib72]

GOAT

[@timetraveler7065]

No!She is on peds!!!

[@isaacneaves4353]

@@timetraveler7065 false

[@chialeendrums]

Time Traveler she takes it for her ADHD. To help her focus

[@Laragrom]

конечно же! кушаем допинг и мы такие крутые, каждый старт выигрываем. Парадокс в том , что это официально. Надеюсь она выздоровеет и добудет свои победы честно

[@blt565]

❤️

[@vanessa__maria710]

I don’t get the twitter thing 😂 😂

[@kurisucosmo7954]

I love Simone, she's an amazingly strong woman and one of a kind athlete. But I do get tired of this pointless GOAT among all the sports talk. It's impossible to compare any sport against each other as every sport has different rules, point system, number of events, duration of events... etc... every sport has their GOAT, and with some athletes like Michael Phelps, Simone, Keri Walsh, Usain Bolt, it's fair to call them some of the greatest athletes of all time. But even still, you can't ever objectively look at the GOAT of gymnastics and compare them to the goat of basketball, swimming, what have you, and say that one is a better athlete than the other. If it were hypothetically possible and we're to go by accomplishments alone, I'd say Phelps is the best and even still tops Simone a bit. However, it's impossible to say this because their SPORTS ARE DIFFERENT.

[@jasminejohnson4850]

Kristine Silmaro complains about people comparing Simone to other athletes outside of the sport only to do the exact same thing in the same comment. The hypocrisy.

[@monicakelly6273]

I always thought when people call her the "GOAT" they are referring to gymnastics. Which, she is.

[@kurisucosmo7954]

@@jasminejohnson4850 And that's why I said *"hypothetically."* IF this were a hypothetical situation, one might be able to look at the sheer amount of medals Michael Phelps has and say he is the more decorated athlete. Because objectively speaking, Phelps *does* have more medals. However, at the end (assuming you know how to read), I clearly stated that it was IMPOSSIBLE to apply this hypothetical situation in real life. One cannot compare Simone to Michael Phelps (or any other GOAT for that matter), for all the reasons I stated first. There is simply no way to compare athletes to another outside of their own sport. Stop looking for haters where there are none.

[@kurisucosmo7954]

@@monicakelly6273 And I agree. But the guy in the interview clearly referenced someone who thought Simone was the "greatest athlete of all time in any sport." (1:41) And Simone responded to the question in that context, not merely of her as the GOAT of gymnastics. As I was saying, it's simply impossible for anyone to make this assumption, no matter how decorated or legendary an athlete is. There are the best athletes of all time, but none of those GOATS are better than another of a different sport.

[@jasminejohnson4850]

Kristine Silmaro my point was that if you can make a hypothetical statement regarding the GOAT then what’s the big deal with others doing the exact same thing. You made a whole paragraph about that not being ideal but still made a comparison at the end. Makes no sense to me.

[@michaelelliott289]

Yup, stay away from the candy/sweets, always want/love to see that smile. :) Did I say stay away from candy? :) Okay, candy in moderation. :D Simone your silly/funny. Love from this someone. :)

[@StacyA1000]

Kidney stones aren’t fun ! I’ve had 4 !

[@kawaiiiwelt3474]

Hi

[@bloxydrei1212]

I guess after this she will get surgery to remove kidney stones

[@MariahCoco]

You don’t get surgery for kidney stones lol you just wait for them to pass

[@jaysquad4559]

😘😘😘😘

[@iaai9191]

The person who killed artisty and elegance in artistic gymnastics

[@2021kyoto]

Don't retire in 2020 Simone Biles. You will be too young, and her skills, most likely will be at a high level. I cannot seriously support Simone Biles if she leaves the sport of gymnastics in the prime of her athletic career!!!Also, never take a year away from training again. This lengthy time off will not help you physically, or mentally. Even boxers, and football players don't take this much time off, and they are contact sports!!!

[@ryanoehlerich8710]

She remind me of Lil wayne

[@dennyszelaya833]

⛳ 🍇 🍇 🍉

[@timetraveler7065]

Drug taker!!

[@isaacneaves4353]

false

[@chialeendrums]

Time Traveler shut up! She takes it for her ADHD to help her focus

[@CoolMikey81]

Who cares!

[@eth3realdivine336]

Has she been bleaching her skin?? 😳

[@umgymnast3778]

eth3realdivine3 no, I think it’s just the lighting

[@thewrestlingpalace9989]

Lightening!!!!

[@eth3realdivine336]

Oh phew, thank goodness! I just couldnt tell. I was feeling a type of way lol

[@mustyfan1584]

It looks like they put a little tv makeup on her that was a little too light. The lighting too probably.

[@thewrestlingpalace9989]

I’m not sure how you came to that proposition. Her skin looks bright here, not necessarily light. It isn’t like she looked lighter in a sense that shes a lighter brown. But more of a brightness like vampirish or something like that. This does not look like the work of a skin bleacher.

[@lilmissperfect4591]

She is a cheater!!

[@isaacneaves4353]

false

[@chialeendrums]

Lil' Miss Perfect shut up! She takes medication for her ADHD to help her focus

[@peterkulczycki6244]

Therapeutic Use Exemption for the win!

[@sqlcomp]

big whoop,a kidney stone-- I went to work with a kidney infection I didn't know I had sick for 3 days!

[@monicakelly6273]

Shut up, I have suffered from them for ten years. I have 2 kids. Passing one is similar to labor pains. Grow up, you hater.

[@sqlcomp]

FREEDOM OF SPEECH AND I SAY BIG WHOOP!! A KIDNEY STONE!!

[@sqlcomp]

@@monicakelly6273 AND WHO SAYS I'M HATER I ADORE SIMONE BILES BUT REPORTERS WERE MAKING A BIG DEAL OUT OF IT!!

[@sqlcomp]

@@monicakelly6273 FREEDOM OF SPEECH AND I SAY BIG WHOOP!! A KIDNEY STONE!!

[@ashleywhitmore8542]

You ever had a kidney stone? My father has and he was curled up in ball sweating the pain was so bad.

[@spevoljub]

With permission for doping! Yes, she is great, but she also has unfair advantages.

[@mizzbmore]

spevoljub grow up.

[@MSperry2U]

How? What advantages? She doesn’t have permission for doping she literally can’t be treated for her kidney stones to avoid being accused of doping 🙄

[@brianarose4090]

She is not allowed to take medication for the kidney stone go to the Today show they talk about that her not able to take medication for the kidney stone. She also have to take medication for her ADHD and there’s no shame about that

[@spevoljub]

@@brianarose4090 Medicines for kidney stones? Oh, please. She can take painkillers, not of course steroid or opiate. And normal "medical" for kidney stones are: a lot of liquid and surgery, if necessary.

[@spevoljub]

@@brianarose4090 You are saying : "She also have to take medication for her ADHD and there’s no shame about that." Yes, because of so-called ADHD she has permission. Yes, is legal. She has a permission. For doping.

[@Михаил-ф5с3т]

Queen of steroids and doping

[@brenden6218]

😄😄Are you big mad

[@pedrocastro882]

How dare you?!!

[@marktam4983]

Queen of winning by miles*

[@heatherwaldorf]

Russia worst cheats in GENERAL. Period.

[@ShanecaRene]

Even the cat in your profile look mad 😂 your jealousy is showing

[@liberaltrash1975]

You have to choose your doping wisely.

[@lionsmaine1238]

Yawn

[@kh2852]

There’s always that one troll... 🙄

[@aquaintrovius5981]

Yes your name suits you well

[@liberaltrash1975]

Shining Armor You watch Choir, lmfao

[@speakeasy2982]

It's a shame she has to endure the pain during competition as to not be accused of doping!

[@13Gladyoucame]

I love her ♥️