00:00Bueno, yo creo que mi carrera ha sido muy sucesivo.
00:03Yo he tenido los cambios y los bajos, y yo estoy muy agradecido por mi whole
00:06entire journey.
00:07No podría cambiar nada porque creo que me ha convertido en la persona que
00:13me soy hoy, así que estoy muy agradecido por esa carrera y para tener
00:16mucha sucesión, pero también estoy muy emocionado para brillar la luz en el
00:20sports world y para estar aquí en Lourias como un ambassador,
00:24para mostrar a todos, como Mandela dijo, que la gente tiene la oportunidad de cambiar
00:29el mundo y we witnessed firsthand that that is true and it is possible so
00:34it's super exciting.
00:35I feel like whenever I was younger it was a little bit overwhelming, but
00:38obviously as I've matured and gotten older I've learned how to handle that
00:43pressure a little bit better, of course I've had to outsource help to help me
00:49which is seeking mental therapy because at the end of the day as athletes we're
00:55so physically talented and successful but we have to make sure that our mental is
01:00up to par as well.
01:01The failures were hard but I have a great group surrounding me that teach me and
01:08help me through those hard lessons.
01:10I mean there are a lot of tears for the downfalls but there's always a beautiful
01:15story to come out of it.
01:17The best advice I've ever received was from my mom.
01:20She always told me before every competition to just be the best Simone and
01:25that's always stuck with me so that I'm not trying to compete against anybody else
01:29because I can only control what I do out there and not what anybody else does so
01:34to just stay true to who I am.
01:36The best advice I have to give I would say to have fun because sports go by so fast and
01:43before you know it you'll be old mature and retiring so really embrace that
01:47journey.
01:49Oh my gosh.
01:50Well the Paris comeback was incredible.
01:52I feel like it was a story that everybody was waiting to see how it would play out.
01:57Obviously I had my goals that I wanted to accomplish and although I didn't get to accomplish all
02:03of them I'm really thankful that I was even able to get back into the gym and start flipping
02:07again with confidence but it was a dream come true to compete in Paris and to be able to
02:13achieve some of the things that I never thought I might be able to do again so I definitely
02:19can't complain.
02:20It was super exciting and to have everyone on that journey with me meant the world.
02:25Oh my goodness.
02:26Well obviously redeeming ourselves in the team final was super exciting.
02:30I feel like we all knew deep down that we were capable of getting gold but it was just
02:36it came down to execution which we personally I think did beautifully and it was a success
02:43but again the all-around me and Rebecca Andrade head-to-head going at it and that was really
02:52nerve-wracking but it really pushed me to be the best someone that I could be.
02:55Oh my gosh.
02:56My recent excitement.
02:58I feel like for me American football is about to come back so my husband is at OTAs right
03:03now so that's really exciting but besides that coming up in like the near future I would
03:08say Lauria's Awards tonight I mean it's kind of the pinnacle of sporting awards and so I'm
03:14really excited to see everyone and to celebrate everyone's success tonight.
03:19The future I feel like we've seen so much in the sporting world that we thought would never
03:24be accomplished so to keep breaking down those barriers, being a light, having a voice for
03:30sports and using that outlet for good.
03:33We can kind of achieve anything so I'm really excited to see where sports are going to go
03:37from here and it might be scary one day when we all have kids and to see what they're able
03:42to accomplish.
03:43Everyone loves to ask this question I feel like I'm not sure at what capacity I'll be
03:47there if it's on the floor or in the stands but I do anticipate being there.
03:54Oh it's baby Simone, I would tell her to have fun, keep her chin up and just be you, be
04:02yourself,
04:03still be outspoken and believe in your dreams and go after them.
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