I decided to pull myself out so if anything, I think by hav… - Simone Biles

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I decided to pull myself out so if anything, I think by having me not in competition they won the medal because if I would have been in, I would have gotten more lost in the air and had a fall and potentially injured myself and you can't replace an athlete. It could have gone a lot of different ways, but people don't know the rules. They think 'Well, she just quit,' and I'm like, 'No, I don't think so.'

Simone Biles

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About Simone Biles

Simone Arianne Biles (born March 14, 1997) is an American artistic gymnast. With a combined total of 32 Olympic and World Championship medals, Biles is tied as the most decorated gymnast of all time. Biles' seven Olympic medals also ties Shannon Miller for the most Olympic medals won by an American female gymnast. Biles is considered one of the greatest and most dominant gymnasts of all time.

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Birth Name: Simone Arianne Biles

Alternative Names: Simone Biles Owens • Simone Arianne Biles Owens

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I am going back home in one piece, which I was a little bit nervous about. It's not how I wanted it to go, but I think we've opened bigger doors and bigger conversations.

I decided to pull myself out so if anything, I think by having me not in competition they won the medal because if I would have been in, I would have… - Simone Biles

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