>>> WELCOME BACK. THIS MORNING WE’RE IN FOR A
TREAT, BECAUSE WE’RE ABOUT TO
SPEAK WITH OUR FRIEND, SIMONE
BILES, THE MOST DECORATED
AMERICAN GYMNAST IN HISTORY.
LET’S BRAG ABOUT HER FIRST,
OKAY?
OKAY? THIS WEEKEND SHE CEMENTED HER
NAME IN THE RECORD BOOKS ONCE
AGAIN.
AGAIN. >> YES, SHE DID.
SIMONE WON THE ALL-AROUND TITLE
AT THE U.S. GYMNASTICS
CHAMPIONSHIPS, BECOMING THE ONLY
WOMAN TO WIN THAT TITLE FIVE
TIMES.
TIMES. AMAZING.
AMAZING. >> AND WHAT’S MORE, SHE HAS WON
ALL FOUR INDIVIDUAL EVENTS, TOO.
NO BIGGIE.
NO BIGGIE. ANYWAY, SIMONE JOINS US FROM HER
GYM IN SPRING, TEXAS.
[ APPLAUSE ]
YAY, SIMONE!
YAY, SIMONE! WAY TO GO, GIRL!
FIRST OF ALL --
>> THANK YOU.
>> YOU TOOK NINE MONTHS OFF.
RIGHT?
RIGHT? YOU SAID YOU HAD BUTTERFLIES,
YOU DIDN’T KNOW IF YOU COULD
CALM YOURSELF, AND YOU STEPPED
OUT ON THAT MAT OR ON THAT BEAM
AND YOU JUST NAILED IT OVER AND
OVER AGAIN.
OVER AGAIN. HOW DID YOU PREPARE FOR THIS
MOMENT?
MOMENT? >> A LOT OF TRAINING IN THE GYM.
A LOT OF PRESSURE SETS.
SO WITH MY COACH’S HELP, THAT’S
HOW I DID IT.
>> SIMONE, I WANT TO TALK TO YOU
ABOUT WHAT YOU’RE WEARING THIS
MORNING AND WHAT YOU WERE
WEARING WHEN YOU CRUSHED IT OVER
THE WEEKEND, THAT COLOR, TEAL.
THAT IS NOT AN ACCIDENT.
THAT’S BY DESIGN.
FOR FOLKS WATCHING AT HOME,
EXPLAIN WHY THAT COLOR IS SO
SIGNIFICANT TO YOU.
>> YES.
>> YES. SO THE COLOR TEAL IS FOR SEXUAL
ABUSE SURVIVORS.
ABUSE SURVIVORS. AND I THINK IT’S VERY SPECIAL,
SO I GOT TO WEAR IT THIS
MORNING, AND I ALSO GOT TO WEAR
IT THE DAY TWO OF COMPETITION
FOR ALL OF US TO UNITE AND FOR
ME TO SUPPORT ALL OF THEM.
>> WELL, YOU WEAR IT WELL, OF
COURSE.
COURSE. IT’S SO IMPORTANT.
BUT YOU ALSO JUST DID SO WELL.
I MEAN, I WAS READING, ACTUALLY,
AN ARTICLE THAT THE TEAM
COORDINATOR SAID IT WAS
SHOCKING.
SHOCKING. IT WAS ACTUALLY SHOCKING THAT
YOU’RE EVEN BETTER THAN YOU WERE
TWO YEARS AGO.
AND THAT YOU WON EACH OF THESE
EVENTS.
EVENTS. AND THE WAY I UNDERSTAND IT IS,
USUALLY PEOPLE ARE GOOD AT ONE
OR TWO.
OR TWO. NOT ALL FOUR.
SIMONE, ARE YOU HUMAN?
I GUESS THAT’S THE QUESTION.
>> UM, I AM HUMAN, BUT I GET
THAT QUESTION ALL OF THE TIME.
[ LAUGHTER ]
BUT SOMETIMES WHAT I DO, I DON’T
FEEL HUMAN.
FEEL HUMAN. I DON’T FEEL NORMAL.
BUT WE MAKE IT NORMAL.
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH. >> WELL, THERE WERE A COUPLE OF
COOL TWEETS THAT I LOVED.
FIRST OF ALL, I FOLLOW YOUR MOM,
NELLIE, WHO IS ALWAYS TWEETING
YOU.
YOU. WE LOVE HER, AND LET ME READ HER
TWEET.
TWEET. IT SAYS -- WHERE IS IT?
IT’S SO CUTE.
WHERE IS IT?
CAN YOU ALL READ IT?
>> PRAYING THAT THE LORD
CONTINUES TO GUIDE YOU.
JUST BE THE BEST SIMONE.
>> AND THEN -- YOUR BOYFRIEND
TWEETED, "I’M NOT CRYING.
YOU’RE CRYING."
YOU’RE CRYING." >> YES.
>> YES. >> SO BASICALLY, THERE’S A LOT
OF LOVE FOR YOU.
TALK TO US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT
THIS CUTE MAN IN YOUR LIFE.
>> YES.
>> YES. I DO HAVE THE MOST AMAZING
BOYFRIEND.
BOYFRIEND. WE’VE BEEN DATING FOR OVER A
YEAR NOW.
YEAR NOW. AND HE’S GREAT.
AND HE ACTUALLY GOT TO COME OUT
TO BOSTON TO SUPPORT ME.
SO I COULDN’T ASK FOR A BETTER
BOYFRIEND.
BOYFRIEND. >> SIMONE, YOU’RE CLEARLY
WORKING VERY HARD, AND IT’S
PAYING OFF.
PAYING OFF. ARE YOU HAVING SOME FUN AS WELL?
WHAT ARE YOU DOING IN YOUR
DOWNTIME?
DOWNTIME? HOW ARE YOU KICKING BACK?
>> YES.
>> YES. I ACTUALLY HAVE A LOT OF FUN.
AND I TRY NOT TO FOCUS TOO MUCH
OF GYM WHENEVER I’M OUTSIDE OF
THE GYM.
THE GYM. SO BEFORE BOSTON, WE WENT TO THE
BEACH.
BEACH. WE WENT TO GALVESTON.
AND I LIKE TO HANG OUT WITH MY
GIRLFRIENDS AND GO OUT AND GO
DANCING OR GO TO THE MOVIES OR
BOWLING.
BOWLING. SO I TRY TO DO A LOT.
AND EVEN LAST NIGHT WE WENT TO
DINNER AND THEN HAD A TACO
TUESDAY GIRLS’ NIGHT.
SO I LIKE TO HAVE A LOT OF FUN
OUTSIDE OF GYM.
>> SHE IS HUMAN.
>> LIVING HER BEST LIFE.
>> DO YOU STILL HAVE THE ZAC
EFRON CUTOUT?
EFRON CUTOUT? WHAT HAPPENED TO THAT?
VERY IMPORTANT.
VERY IMPORTANT. >> OKAY.
>> OKAY. SO HE USED TO TERRIFY ME IN MY
ROOM, BECAUSE EVERY TIME I WOULD
WALK IN, I USED TO THINK
SOMEBODY WAS IN MY ROOM.
SO HE GOT HIDDEN IN THE CLOSET.
>> OH!
>> OH! I’M SURE STACY IS HAPPY ABOUT
THAT.
THAT. >> EXACTLY.
>> EXACTLY. TOUGH FOR ZACH.
JUST REAL QUICK, TOKYO, 2020.
YOU’RE THERE, RIGHT?
>> UH-HUH.
>> UH-HUH. YES.
YES. HOPEFULLY EVERYTHING GOES AS
PLANNED.
PLANNED. THAT IS THE GOAL.
>> THERE’S NO HOPEFULLY.
YOU’LL BE THERE.
>> WE LOVE YOU.
THANKS, SIMONE.
THANKS, SIMONE. CONGRATULATIONS.
CONGRATULATIONS. WE’LL SEE YOU SOON, OKAY?
>> OKAY, THANK YOU GUYS.
>> BYE, HONEY.
>> I THINK SHE’S MY FAVORITE
OLYMPIAN.
OLYMPIAN. >> AWESOME.