NOW I WANT YOU TO MEET THE SIX
AMAZING WOMEN WHO RAISED THEM.
>> GREAT BOUNCE OFF THE TABLE,
WORLD CLASS LANDING.
WOW.
>> THAT WAS SPECTACULAR RIGHT
THERE.
WITHOUT A DOUBT, THE GREATEST OF
ALL TIME.
>> THE SENSATIONAL SIX WOMEN ON
THE U.S. OLYMPICS GYMNASTICS
TEAM ARE READY TO TAKE ON TOKYO
AND WIN
.
AND WHEN THE GYMNASTS STEP INTO
THAT SPOTLIGHT, THE FANS
CHEERING LOUDEST HERE AT HOME
WILL BE THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN
THERE SINCE THEIR VERY FIRST
CART WHEEL.
SIMONE BILES MOM, NELLY, SUNI
LEES MOM, YANG, GRACES MOM,
SANDY, MyKALA SKINNERS MOM,
KIM, AND DANIELLE PARTNERSHIP
LIKE LOOKING AT MY SCREEN
BECAUSE IM LOOKING AT THE
MOTHERS OF OLYMPIANS.
I JUST WANT TO KNOW WHAT IT
FEELS LIKE TO BE IN THIS MOMENT.
KIM, LET ME START WITH YOU.
>> ITS TOTALLY AMAZING.
I JUST -- ITS SURREAL.
SO HAPPY THAT MyKALA FINALLY DID
THIS AND MADE HER DREAM.
ITS AWESOME.
WERE SO EXCITED TO BE A PART OF
THIS TEAM.
>> A GREAT TEAM WITH TWO WOMEN
WHO DECIDED TO CRASH OUR
INTERVIEW.
I WANT EVERYONE TO PAUSE FOR A
SECOND AND LOOK BEHIND NELLY.
I SEE BILES AND CHILES AND RON.
RON, ITS OLYMPIC MOMS, BABE.
THIS IS OLYMPIC MOMS.
NELLY, I KNOW YOUVE BEEN DOWN
THIS BEAUTIFUL ROAD BEFORE, BUT
HOW DOES IT FEEL THIS TIME
AROUND?
>> ITS STILL A SURREAL FEELING.
IT DOESNT GET OLD.
IT JUST FEELS THIS TIME AROUND
EVEN MORE SPECIAL.
>> DANIELLE, WHEN YOUR DAUGHTER
WAS LITTLE, HOW DID YOU KNOW?
HOW DID YOU KNOW THAT SHE WASNT
GOING TO BE JUST SOMEONE WHO
ENJOYED GYMNASTICS, BUT SOMEBODY
WHO MIGHT BE COMPETING AT THIS
LEVEL?
>> I BELIEVE SHE WAS ABOUT 4
YEARS OLD.
HER DAD AND I WERE WATCHING TV.
AND ALL OF A SUDDEN, WHOOPS,
THERE GOES A CARTWHEEL.
AND WE LOOKED AT EACH OTHER AND
I SAID, DID YOU TEACH HER THAT?
AND HE SAID NO, DID YOU?
AND I SAID NO.
AND SO I THINK WE KIND OF KNEW
AT THAT POINT, UH-OH.
>> THESE MOMS HAVE DEDICATED
YEARS TO SUPPORTING FROM THE
STANDS, BUT THAT DOESNT MEAN
ITS EASY TO WATCH WHEN ITS
THEIR DAUGHTERS TURN TO
COMPETE.
>> I WATCH GINA MOVE IN THE
STANDS.
GINA, YOURE MOVING WITH JORDAN.
YOURE LIKE OF HERE, NOW IM
OVER HERE.
HOW NERVE-RACKING IS IT WATCHING
YOUR DAUGHTER COMPETE?
>> ITS AWFUL.
I WISH THERE WAS A WAY TO
SUPPORT WITHOUT PHYSICALLY
HAVING TO WATCH IT.
I ALWAYS SAY I WISH I COULD JUST
BLINK MY EYES AND KNOW THE
OUTCOME, BUT THE OUTCOME BE
GOOD.
>> YOU NAMED HER JORDAN AFTER
MICHAEL JORDAN.
SO, I MEAN, SHE WAS DESTINED,
DONT YOU THINK?
DESTINED FOR GREATNESS.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
>> BY THE WAY, I LOVE THE
BILES/CHILES THING, NELLY.
I WATCH SIMONE SUPPORT JORDAN.
I JUST -- I LIKE THE BOND
BETWEEN THEM.
THEY ALSO ABOUT THAT.
>> SIMONE REALLY PUSHES BECAUSE
SHE PUSHES HERSELF.
AND I SEE HER DOING GOOD THINGS
WITH JORDAN.
AND THAT BOND HAS JUST -- I
MEAN, THEY FIGHT, BELIEVE ME,
THEY DO FIGHT.
AND THEN WE DONT GET IN THE WAY
BECAUSE THE NEXT MINUTE, THEYRE
HUGGING.
THATS A SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP
THAT THEY HAVE.
>> IM SURE PEOPLE ARE LOOKING
AT THIS WIDE SCREEN AND SAYING,
I WANT TO RAISE AN OLYMPIAN.
WHAT WAS IN THE WATER?
WHAT DID THEY DO?
SANDY, WHAT DID YOU DO?
>> HONESTLY, WE WERE JUST
LOOKING FOR AN OUTLET FOR GRACE
BECAUSE WE FOUND HER ONE DAY
TRYING TO CLIMB THE BRICK ON OUR
FIREPLACE.
AND SHE WAS A REALLY SHY KID.
SO WE WERE LOOKING FOR A WAY FOR
HER TO GET OUT AND MEET OTHER
PEOPLE AND NOT HANG ON HER MOMS
LEG ALL THE TIME.
THE MINUTE SHE WALKED INTO THE
GYM SHES LIKE, IM HOME.
>> THE ROAD TO THE OLYMPICS HAS
BEEN FAR FROM EASY FOR THESE
FAMILIES.
I KNOW YOUR DAUGHTER, IS YOUSUNI
BEEN THROUGH A LOT.
YOUVE LOST LOVED ONE TOES COVID
AND THERE SHE STANDS.
>> YEAH.
ITS PRETTY AMAZING THAT SHE
MADE IT THIS FAR.
IM JUST SUPER PROUD THAT SHE
ACTUALLY MADE IT.
>> I WAS JUST THINKING ABOUT YOU
GUYS BECAUSE YOUVE BEEN THERE
FOR EVERY MEET.
IN THIS PARTICULAR MOMENT, YOU
WONT BE ABLE TO BE PRESENT IN
THE ARENA TO WITNESS THIS
MOMENT.
HOW ARE YOU DEALING WITH THAT?
>> WERE GOING TO HAVE A HUGE
PARTY.
AND JUST GET A BUNCH OF PEOPLE
TOGETHER AND JUST WATCH.
ITS VERY DISAPPOINTING.
>> FOR GINA, THESE OLYMPIC GAMES
ARE A TOUGH MOMENT.
SHE PLEADED GUILTY TO WIRE FRAUD
LAST YEAR AND IS SCHEDULED TO
REPORT TO PRISON THE DAY OF THE
WOMENS TEAM FINALS.
>> EVERY MOMENT THAT I WATCH
JORDAN IS THE MOST AMAZING
MOMENT AS A MOM.
AND SO I JUST AM LOOKING AT IT
AS NOT BITTERSWEET, BUT JUST
SWEET, PERIOD, THAT SHES HERE.
>> IM LOOKING AT YOU AND IM
SEEING YOUR LITTLE GIRLS IN YOUR
EYES RIGHT NOW AND ITS TOTALLY
BLOWING MY MIND.
IF YOU HAD A PHRASE OR SOMETHING
FOR YOUR LITTLE GIRL BEFORE SHE
EMBARKS IN -- YOU KNOW, IN THIS
MOMENT, WHAT WOULD IT BE?
>> I DEFINITELY WILL TELL SIMONE
TO BE THE BEST SIMONE.
>> OUR COMMON SAYING IS YOU GOT
THIS.
JUST GO OUT THERE AND DO YOUR
BEST.
>> GO OUT THERE AND HAVE FUN,
YOU KNOW?
DO LIKE THE WAY YOU PRACTICE.
>> DO YOUR BEST, BUT YOU EARNED
THIS MOMENT.
>> I TELL HER EVERY TIME, I JUST
SAY GO KILL IT.
AND HAVE FUN.
>> YOU WORKED SO HARD TO GET
HERE AND JUST ENJOY THE WHOLE
EXPERIENCE.
TAKE IT ALL IN AND SHOW PEOPLE
THAT YOU REALLY LOVE WHAT YOU DO
AND JUST HAVE FUN.
>> AND, YOU GUYS, ONE OF THE
OTHER COMMON THINGS AMONG THIS
GROUP, WHICH WAS CRAZY, IS A
COUPLE OF THE MOMS HAVE SIX
CHILDREN, A COUPLE HAVE FOUR
CHILDREN, THEY HAVE MULTIPLE
KIDS AND I WONDERED IF THEY
DIDNT HAVE TOO MUCH TIME TO
DRILL DOWN ON ONE CHILD.
YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?
THEY ENDED UP HAVING TO, YOU
KNOW, PAY ATTENTION TO ALL THEIR
KIDS.
WE INTERVIEWED SANDY.
HER SON WAS IN THE BACK SEAT OF
THE CAR WHILE WE WERE DOING THE
INTERVIEW.
>> YOURE GOING TO HAVE AN
OLYMPIAN.
>> IM BANKING ON IT.
BUT, YOU KNOW, MOMS HAVE TO
DRIVE THOSE KIDS TO PRACTICE,
GET UP IN THE MORNING.
THEY ALL DO.
>> LOVE THAT, WHAT WAS IN THE
WATER.
>> THAT WAS SUCH A GOOD
CONVERSATION.
I HOPE YOU WERE TAKING NOTES,
HODA.
WE ALL WERE.
WATCH THE TOKYO OLYMPICS
BEGINNING JULY 23rd.
SEE IT ACROSS THE NETWORKS AND
PLATFORMS OF NBC.