That's me,
I look like a sparkly human flag,
Being there with my friends and family meant the world to me,
especially since it almost never happened,
I'm Simone Biles,
This is my journey,
I'm here to place you in foster care,
Do you know what that is?
We were just playing,
Oh, it's not about playing outside,
you didn't do anything wrong,
It's my job to look after you, your brother,
and your sister's safety,
I can take care of them,
Your mama needs help,
I think you know that, Ashley,
You've already had two servings,
What are you, the chicken police?
It's not about the chicken,
It's about the broccoli mixed in,
You're already 50 percent gas,
What?
It's true,
He makes a good point,
Don't encourage them,
You leave my baby alone,
Eat the chicken,
And have more broccoli,
then stand by your brother's door,
Hello?
Mr, Biles? I'm calling because your grandkids
have been put in foster care,
Are they ok?
They're fine, but they'd be better off with family,
And Shannon?
She's unable to care for them right now,
Alright, The kids area almost all packed up and ready to go,
Thank you for taking care of them,
I knew Shannon was struggling,
But when the social worker called
about my grandkids being in foster care, I-
Oh, it was good of you to come,
Sometimes extended family doesn't wanna be involved,
I wanna support Shannon,
Give her time to get sober and get her kids home to her,
They need stability,
Ashley is a mini-mom,
You wanna make sure she gets time to be a kid,
And Tevin, he's a daredevil
so you have to watch him like a hawk,
And Simone is even worse
because she's half his size with twice the confidence,
And baby Adria, she needs to get her nap because-
Adria cries loud,
You will not steal my heart, Miss Simone,
Morning,
Good morning, boss,
Hi, Mrs, Biles,
She's coming,
She's here,
Congratulations!
Congrats on your new little ones, boss,
Oh, thank you,
Your daughter's three kids are coming to live with you,
is that right?
Shannon is Ron's daughter from his first marriage,
And it's four kids,
Three girls and a boy,
Wow, was life getting too relaxing for you?
It's gonna be an adjustment for us all,
God never gives anyone more than they can handle,
Absolutely,
Bon Appetit,
Hi grandma!
Oh, there she is!
Come on this way,
Family room, the kitchen,,,
Why don't you show Tevin your room?
Sure,
It's going to be so much fun sharing a room in high school,
Just two more years until college,
Wanna try it?
Look at her,
Wanna bounce Simone and see how high she can go?
Nah, we don't wanna scare her,
I'm not scared,
Jump higher, jump higher!
Hey Simone!
Hi, grandpa,
Hey, babies,
Where you goin'?
What're you doing in that fridge?
Get out of that fridge,
Orange juice? Not too much,
And where are you going?
Where does she think she-
where are you going?
Not with that orange juice upstairs,
You see what she's doing, right?
Hi, grandpa,
Look at that,
Where are my kids?
Hey, so there you guys are,
Hi, grandpa,
I was looking for ya!
Look at this, Look at this!
My family,
Come on, scooch it over,
Oh, it's so great,
How are you guys doing?
Ok, finish reading this,
What're you reading?
Mom!
Oh, I missed y'all so much,
It looks like Tevin's grown a foot,
Y'all been having a good visit?
Yeah, but can we come home now?
Grandpa invited me so we could figure all that out,
You're so quiet, Simone,
Come give mama a hug,
Come on,
Hey,
Hey, baby,
Hey, Ashley, Everything ok?
No, Tevin and I wanna go home,
Mama's doing much better,
You saw her,
I did, and I know you enjoyed her visit but it's too soon,
Tevin and I really want to go home,
We'll talk about it,
Thank you, grandpa,
Give me some,
I love you,
Alright, off to bed,
We don't want you falling asleep in class,
Good night,
I didn't say yes,
I said we'd talk about it,
I just don't want them to be disappointed,
It was always the plan to get Shannon healthy
and get the kids back to her,
I do not want to keep a mother away from her children
but she just got well, Ron,
Taking care of four kids can compromise anyone's sobriety,
Social services said by the time they get home
there'll be a safety net in place,
They'll stay at their old foster home for a few weeks-
Then what?
They drug test Shannon and when she passes
they transition the kids back into her home,
And then we visit and spoil them silly
the way grandparents are meant to,
Do you honestly believe those children are better off
in Ohio than with us?
Ok,
I love you,
Bye baby,
You were in foster care,
then a year with your grandfather in Texas,
then back to foster care, Is that correct?
Mmmhmm,
She said she wanted us back,
Well, of course she does,
Then why can't we live with her?
It's 'cause she can't pass a drug test, right?
The judge feels that it's time
for you to have more of a permanent home,
Shannon can't look after you anymore,
The judge can say whatever he wants,
I'm afraid you don't have a choice,
They do,
My sister lives real close to here
and she's offered to take care of you and Tevin,
I know Texas is far away from your school and friends,
and we can visit all the time,
But what will happen to Simone and Adria?
They will live with me and grandma,
I'll miss you,
What we are doing here today is uniting this new family,
And even more than that we are formally creating
a parent-child relationship
between Ron, Nellie, Simone and Adria,
So Ron, I think you've prepared a few words, did you?
Thank you, your honor,
Today we're family,
And within any family there are ups and downs,
There will be good times and tough times,
sacrifices and successes,
and we will stick together and support one another
no matter what,
We are honored to be your mother and father,
Well, with that, this adoption is final
and we offer our congratulatios to the Biles family,
Oh, picture, Picture,
Oh, Everybody smile,
Over there,
Girls, smile, Smile,
Mom? Dad?
Mom!
Yes, Simone?
Dad?
What is it, Simone?
Nothing,
I thought you might like this place,
Can you do a flip?
Your turn, It's harder than it looks,
Can you do that again?
And this time keep your knees in and point your toes,
How long has she been taking gymnastics?
She hasn't,
Aimee, you gotta see this girl,
I can't, I'm setting up in an effort to mould young minds,
Junior Olympians skilled in the fine art of talking back to me
in multicolored leos,
Aimee,
No training,
She shouldn't be able to do that,
I know,
Mr, Biles?
Hi,
I wanted to ask if Simone has given any thought
to joining the Junior Olympic track?
Simone is six,
The only thought she gives is about frozen waffles
and the Cheetah Girls,
She likes the Cheetah Girls more,
I'm serious,
You don't need to upsell me, I'm pre-paid,
I'm not upselling,
I think Simone might have a gift,
Your Jen is looking so good these days,
Look at her go,
Your Lisa's really grown up a lot this year,
These Junior Olympic levels are very difficult to master,
You know, I keep trying to tell her that
but she's so hard on herself,
Ugh, They all are,
So they, uh, compete at different skill levels
at other gyms?
They compete at a district, state, regional,
and hopefully one day, national level,
Mmmhmm,
They're all just trying to get the attention of USA Gymnastics,
There are so many sacrifices, though,
The constant driving, injuries, getting to all the competitions,
Do they have any fun?
If they win!
My little girl is pretty new to all this,
Awe, bless her heart for trying,
Ok, the basic skills: backwalk over on beam,
round-off back handspring on floor, kip on bars,
front handspring on vault,
Levels four, five, and six are compulsory,
They all learn the same skills, but after six they start
designing more difficult routines,
You know, her daughter, Jenna,
is one of the best girls here,
She's been stuck at level four for months,
It is so cute that you're here cheering her on,
What a good dad you are,
Thank you,
Which one's yours?
That one,
Oh,
Dad, did you see my vault?
They're moving me into level five,
That's great, baby,
Don't forget to drink your water,
Bye,
You're gonna let me do a giant?
Not a baby giant, but a real giant?
All great gymnasts have to master it, right?
Am I gonna become a great gymnast?
Well, that's your choice, not mine,
Ready?
Legs together,
Point your toes,
Yep,
Good, that's it,
Focus,
Great,
Ow!
Alright, come on,
You ok?
I think I'm ok,
Here, let's get some water,
Ok,
Are you ready?
I'm not doing that again,
Yes you are,
We're doing this, Come on,
No, You can't make me,
Ok,
I can't,
Yes you can,
I'm scared,
Yes you can,
No,
Put your arms up,
Good,
One, two, three,
Alright, tighten up, Tighten up,
Tighten up those legs,
Alright, kip up,
You got this, Come on,
Yep, Straighten your legs,
Yep, good,
Nice, And you can let go,
That was a bad fall,
Great gymnasts get back up,
Sorry I was late today,
How was practice?
Good,
I wanna be a great gymnast,
♪ Nobody here knocking at my door ♪
♪ The sound of silence I can't take anymore ♪
♪ Nobody ringing my telephone now ♪
♪ Oh how I miss such a beautiful sound ♪
♪ And I don't even know how I'll survive ♪
♪ I won't make it to the show without your love ♪
♪ No I don't even know if I'm alive ♪
♪ Oh without you now ♪
♪ This is what it feels like ♪
Do you know who that was?
The national team coordinator for USA Gymnastics,
Marta Karolyi, ok?
She trains all the best gymnasts,
Mary Lou Retton, Kerri Strug, Nadia Comanechi?
Yeah,
She's a legend,
Was she watching?
Not sure,
But if she was she would have seen a strong floor routine,
Thanks,
Wait, is there a "but"?
No, there's an "and",
And you need to work a little on your bars,
Can't I be one of those gymnasts who just doesn't do bars?
You could, but don't you wanna impress your hero,
Marta Karolyi, one day?
That's probably the closest I'll ever get to speaking to her,
Yeah, probably,
Hey!
Honey, put this on top,
Thank you,
Uh, no, It's your turn to clean up,
Ugh, it is amazing,
There are half as many dishes
since the boys went off to college
but you do twice as much complaining,
I'm exhausted,
I need to go to bed early,
I can't let Aimee down being tired at practice,
Oh, but it's ok to let me down?
No, it is not ok,
Simone, no, she cannot shirk her responsibilities in this house,
We are not your fans,
We are your family,
Mmmhmm,
Never forget that,
You want me to start a diary?
A diary, a journal,
I want you to write down your feelings,
List your dreams,
One book can't possibly hold all my dreams,
Whew! I certainly hope not,
I walked right into that one,
Are we good parents?
Yes, Good night,
Letting Simone pursue gymnastics
to the exclusion of everything else,
What about music?
What about art?
She could have been a great soccer player,
You better hire a professional driver
if you gonna start all that,
I'm supposed to be retired,
What if we're giving Simone too much attention
and Adria not enough?
Isn't it our responsibility to keep everything even?
Our responsibility is to keep them healthy,
teach them right from wrong, and get out of the way,
Are you telling me to have faith?
I'm telling you Simone and Adria have unbelievable talents
and the good sense to smile about it,
So I don't know if we're good parents but we're blessed ones,
You're keeping me up with all your chit-chat, anyway,
You're the one who started talking to me,
Hmm, Good night,
Good night, baby,
Five, six, seven, eight,
One, two, three, four, bring it,
five, six, point seven, down eight,
You're doing great!
See? Just because I'm going to a new school
doesn't mean I can't help you in the talent show,
Be real,
I'm a terrible dancer,
I'll never win without you,
She's got arms like a dude,
Her calves are bigger than yours,
She's an athlete!
Just because you two losers can't get picked for P,E,
doesn't mean you take it out on her,
I'm looking at you, Dylan,
Take that off,
Your arms are amazing,
Dylan's a troll,
It's cool,
There's tons of Dylans at my school, too,
But even if I quit, my calves-
No way!
You're not quitting gymnastics
just because some jerks can't handle your calves,
What do your friends at your fancy new private school say?
I don't really have any,
I only go there because it makes it easier
to get to gym across the street,
If people are being jerks you need to tell your parents,
No, If my parents found out
they'd pull me out of that school
and I need the extra gym time,
You're crazy,
But,,, come on, I am counting down the days
until we hit high school together,
You'll be sick of seeing me so much,
No way,
Alright, Back to rehearsal,
I'm gonna take a video so you can study,
But you better not post it
unless my hair looks really good,
Ok, Five, six, seven, eight,
Oh, hey Nellie,
I'm worried about Simone,
Is it normal to ask a young girl to work this hard?
No, it's not normal,
But Simone isn't normal, She's extraordinary,
She has incredible air awareness,
She can feel exactly where she is in space while flipping,
No coach can teach that,
Yeah, I know,
She's good at gymnastics-
No, she's not just good, Nellie,
We think she could go all the way,
All the way where?
Nationals, Worlds,
Maybe even the Olympics one day,
I'm just wondering what the st will be,
Oh, we can work with you financially,
That's not the cost I meant,
A sweatshirt in 90 degree heat,
And you're not hungry,
I'm officially worried,
Don't be,
How's the new school going?
Any new Marissas or Beccas in the mix?
No,
Aimee said you might be attending the camp soon,
Might be a good way to connect with other athletes,
It's a developmental camp,
Mmmhmm,
Run by Marta Karolyi,
Mmmhmm,
I'd have to get a 34 to even qualify for westerns
to have a chance,
Ok, then we better sign you up for the qualifier,
I don't wanna go,
Why?
I don't wanna embarrass myself,
You're afraid and I get that,
But fear is not a healthy motivator,
A healthy motivator is me promising
if you make that 34 I'll buy you a dog,
Dad!
Don't get excited yet,
I've seen you on those bars,
I'm feeling pretty good about this bet,
You got this, Simone,
Come on, baby,
I'm so nervous for her, my palms are sweating,
Why are you nervous?
Is it hot in here?
What is wrong with you guys?
34,,, 34,,,
38! She got 38!
Wooo!
♪ We get a dog! ♪
♪ We get a dog! We get a dog! ♪
♪ We get a dog! ♪
Alright, alright, keep it together,
Wait, what just happened?
Come here, Maggie,
Get down!
Good girl,
Good girl? She just jumped all over my counter,
I need you to pick up Adria from practice today,
Mmmhmm,
Aimee just called,
Marta didn't invite her to the training camp,
How did Simone take it?
Not great,
I'm sure Aimee did the best she could
but she hasn't coached anyone over level nine,
I mean, we're all in uncharted waters,
Maybe this is a good thing,
Maybe Simone needs to slow down,
Right, I'll let you handle telling her that,
Ron, I'm being serious,
She's been having trouble focussing in class
and her counsellor suggested
that we have her tested for ADHD,
Really?
I don't have ADHD and you're not firing Aimee,
It's not her fault that I suck,
No, nobody said anything about you su-
I'm going to work where I hope there is a little less yelling,
Oh, and please do not try to cheer Simone up
by buying her another pet
or you'll be sleeping in the dog house with your good girl,
I would miss you, but Maggie is a great cuddler,
Mmmhmm,
We appreciate everything you've done for us
and I know that Simone can be a handful-
What's this about, Nellie?
I need to know if you can take Simone any further
or if we need to find us another coach,
I expected this conversation,
Sort of surprised it took this long,
I'm not trying to offend you, I-
No, not at all,
Look, Simone is so talented,
In the beginning even I wondered
if I had what it took to coach her,
You still have doubts?
No, If it looks like Simone needs more than I can give
I will bring people in to assist
but I know we can do this together,
Ok,
We all started out as rookies,
it just feels right for us to move into
this next phase together,
Good,
Now for the bad news,
Marta wasn't wrong about Simone not being ready for her camp,
We have a lot of work to do,
If we're gonna put her on Marta Karolyi's radar
we need to step up her trainin,
Simone always does well with her scores for execution
but she can only get ten points for that,
She needs to work on her scores for difficulty,
There's no limit on those points,
♪ I won't give up, ♪
♪ This is my moment, ♪
♪ I'm on my way now, ♪
♪ This is my one shot, ♪
♪ I'm going to take it, ♪
♪ Never give up, ♪
♪ Until I'm free, ♪
♪ 'till I'm free, ♪
♪ Oh, oh, ♪
♪ 'till I'm free, ♪
Whatcha writing?
Ooh, big dreams,
Go to prom with a cute boy?
Duh,
Get a college gymnastics scholarship to UCLA?
Double duh,
Be coached by Marta Karolyi and,,, meet Zac Efron?
I hate you!
Ah, let's see,
After 2012: swim with sharks, cliff diving,,,
why does all the cool stuff happen after 2012?
Wait, is it because you don't wanna get injured
before the Olympics?
It's just dream stuff,
Didn't mom give you one of these?
Yeah, but I just kept writing that I wanted to be Beyonce,
Haha, you wish!
Shhh! What is going on in here?
It's so late!
Mom, did you know Simone might wanna go
to the actual London Olympics?
Aimee told us that the age requirement for London is 16
and you'll be 15,
You'll just miss that,
I'll be ancient by Rio Olympics,
I'll be 19,
What does age matter?
A dream is a dream,
If you want something bad enough
you will find a way,
Now, everybody to bed, Let's go,
Get to your own room, please,
And you are not Beyonce,
Get that booty out of here,
I'm gonna tell her father,
Here we are at the Gliders Competition
where a top score could result in an invitation
by Marta Karolyi, the National Gymnastics Training Center,
Alright, here we go,
This is a dream come true,
I can't believe I'm at the official training center
for USA women's gymnastics,
I've literally seen that tree in my magazines!
What kind of magazine features a tree?
Wait, is that a camel?
I'm freaking out!
Are you freaking out?
No, Look, you realize the word "camp" is a euphemism, right?
They train elite gymnasts here,
There's no s'mores,
I need you to be serious,
I'm sorry,
This is just how my face is,
Ok, now I'm officially freaking out,
Breathe,
Focus,
Simone, pay attention,
Did you see that suk full?
Stop getting distracted,
These girls are amazing,
I may never be that good,
We strive for perfection here,
If that's not your goal then maybe you're in the wrong place,
Marta said I did well at the camp,
ADHD is very common, you know,
I only have focus issues in school,
Not at home, or in gymnastics,
Or in-
Girl, you've been trying to dry those dishes for 45 minutes,
People keep texting me,
You're overreacting, Simone,
Is that a symptom of ADHD?
Add it to my list of failures,
Hey, You are not a failure,
This is a medical condition,
I can't take any meds and compete,
I wouldn't feel right about it,
People who have asthma take asthma medication
and they fill out an official form,
This is the same thing,
There's nothing to be ashamed of, baby,
Fine, I might be able to use some focus in school,
But I feel good in the gym,
You do look good in the gym,
That new bar routine is gonna be dope,
What?
I watch TV,
Don't look at me, he's your father,
Ooof,
She's made huge improvements,
We've discussed how bars can be difficult for power gymnasts,
They're used to controlling the apparatus,
They need to let it control them,
How is her vault coming?
Amanar, Very difficult, yes?
She's working on it,
Yeah, well, she's working on many things
but she needs Amanar,
On vault her power will be her strength,
She has to listen to you,
Argh!!!
I can't make that catch,
I'm gonna fall in front of everyone,
Let's work on your Amanar instead,
What? No, If I miss my catch I'm embarrassed,
If I mess up my Amanar I break my neck,
I know you can do it,
I've seen you do it in practice,
I don't fee confident doing it for competition yet,
Marta needs to see you try it at Nationals next week,
No, I'll hurt myself, I'm not doing it,
Welcome to the 2011
VISA Championships National Competition,
Simone won't rest until she ges on this junior team,
♪ Feels good, ♪
Nice,
♪ Like I knew it would, ♪
♪ Feels good, ♪
♪ Like I knew it would, ♪
And now the judges will announce the 13 gymnasts
for the junior national team,
Why is there so much "gym mom" merchandise?
Where's the "gym dad" love?
I would rock that,
Ron, please, I can't take you,
Six, Brenna Dowell,
Seven, Kennedy Baker,
Eight, Kiana Winston,
Nine, Bailie Key,
Ten, Tyler Ross,
Eleven, Elizabeth Price,
Twelve, Brianna Brown,
Thirteen, Madison Desch,
She missed making the team by one?
Marta, I hope we're invited to another camp soon,
Simone and I are eager to keep learning,
No, I'm afraid that's not possible,
Why?
Because she didn't do the Amanar?
No, because she's not ready to listen,
Ron, Marta didn't put me on her team,
And she's not inviting me to her training camp,
What? Why?
She's worried I'm not serious enough,
She says I won't listen,
They're always telling me I don't focus and they're right,
Stop being so hard on yourself,
I just can't believe I got this close and ruined it,
That's the point, though,
You're almost there,
You can prove Marta wrong,
Get on the team next year,
How?
Everyone who makes the team goes to her camps
to learn and get better,
Then this is your year to learn and grow on your own,
Be undeniable,
Ok, Bye,
Hi, Simone!
You didn't make the junior nationals team
but you'll always be our queen,
Taking you to fro yo on Friday after practice
and making you wear these,
Don't worry, boys like girls who like dairy,
Now get back to work!
Bye! Bye!
Simone? How did you get in here?
The janitor,
Marta or no Marta, I'm getting on that team next year,
Well ok,
Let's do this,
Is this first day of high school chic or what?
I hate it,
I can't wait to escape my private school nightmare,
Did you know my history teacher's
been calling me Somalia all semester?
Why didn't you correct him?
I didn't know he was talking to me until, like, a week ago,
I can't- I can't look at you,
Please take that off,
The sales lady likes it,
She's just trying to make a sale, Somalia,
Marissa and I have it all planned out,
Not matching outfits,
Matching outfits,
Gross,
It's a month away,
I have to figure out my schedule,
I need more gym time but Marissa and I are signing up
for basically every club,
Except I gotta get her off the French train,
That's not for me,
Beret or no beret,
Have you talked to mom and dad about all these plans?
No, why?
I overheard them talking the other night
and I'd take that shirt off because you might be sick,
Home school? No way,
Not happening,
We spoke to your school counsellor,
They're not gonna let you miss as many days
as you need to compete,
I want a boyfriend,
I want to go to football games,
I want a real life,
Other girls do both, high school and gymnastics,
I can do it,
I understand high school is one of your dreams,
but so is a gymnastics scholarship,
So that's it?
I get one dream?
Tell me what to do,
Mmm-mmm,
This has to be your choice,
Dad thinks I should do home school?
Yeah, well your dad has seen your hands bleed,
He's seen you sacrifice so much,
My life might be completely different
if I go to high school,
Simone, no one will be angry with you,
What would I tell Marissa?
College is only a few years away,
Some dreams aren't lost, they're just delayed,
Mom, if I decide to do home school who will my teacher be?
You're the worst teacher ever!
I failed all of my classes!
Simone, calm down,
We'll figure this out,
I don't know how this is possible,
I was doing all my work at night after practice,
I did every assignment,
Well, it looks like you were supposed to be in class online
at a certain time,
If she had to be in class at a specific time
she'd have stayed in regular school,
Ron, we appreciate all your hard work,
but we're gonna go in a different direction
with this teaching position,
What?
You're fired,
Baby, we are gonna find a new professional tutor
with experience with all of this,
I can't believe I'm missing high school for this circus,
Uh,,,
Can't get fired from a job I quit,
You,,,
Here, Come here,
At least I can buy your happiness with a treat,
You leaving me too?
Very nice,
I guess,
Alright, come on, Take a break, I'm starving,
No breaks, I'm here to work,
Is everything ok?
What's up with the friend brigade?
Nothing, Marissa and Becca are busy with school
and I'm busy with this,
It's all about balance,
Hanging out with my friends
isn't gonna get me a spot on the national team,
Ignore her, Aimee,
She's been acting like this for weeks,
Can we just go again?
Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome to the 2012
VISA Championships National Competition,
Nice, That was it,
Very clean,
This year the national team is selecting six athletes
to join the junior division,
Six? They took 13 last year,
We knew it would be less because the senior team is so big,
You worked hard,
Trust it,
One, Lexie Priessman,
Two, Madison Desch,
Three, Bailie Key,
Four, Katelyn Ohashi,
Five, Amelia Hundley,
And six, Simone Biles,
I'm so proud of you!
We did it,
Just us,
Now we can begin, yes?
I'm ready to listen,
I know,
Get up there,
Simone!
Congratulations!
You made the team!
Thanks!
You look like a human pep rally,
Thanks,
I'm going to a football game,
Are we pretending there isn't a cute boy in that car?
Yes, I'm playing it cool,
I don't know if it's a thing,
Wait, was there something we were supposed to do today?
Not really,
We usually just, you know,,,
Fro yo Friday, I'm so sorry,
It's totally fine,
I was actually gonna tell you I couldn't make it tonight,
I need to squeeze in some extra practice,
Oh, uh,,, ok, then,
Yeah,
Hey, wouldn't it be funny if you got on
the junior national team and I start dating a junior?
So funny,
I'll text you later,
Don't work too hard,
It's Friday night,
Live a little,
You're late,
Yep,
I think you meant to say "I'm sorry, Aimee,
"I stopped to save a monkey from a burning building,
"Won't happen again, Here's a cupcake,"
Why would a monkey-
Ok, I can see that there are no cupcakes to be had today,
Let's just start with ten beam routines,
Ten? No, That's too many,
You'll do ten and if you miss a connection you start again,
Good, Point the T's,
Missed a connection,
Start over,
Nope, from the top,
My connections are fine,
Maybe you need to get a little closer!
Maybe you need to add five routines to your program,
I don't care, add them,
You told Marta you were ready to be on the National team,
I am, I'm fine,
No, you're not fine,
I know that when you stop texting and tweeting
there's a problem,
You can't interpret my whole life
by how much I'm texting,
I've known you since you were six,
Can I interpret from that?
Ok, What's my problem?
You gave up high school for this,
And sometimes you're not sure it was worth it,
I understand those feelings,
The regret, the loneliness, I know you love it,
But it's complicated,
You're wrong,
I just don't feel well,
I knew I'd find you here at the high school,
Aimee was right,
I'm a junior national team member,
How am I supposed to win when I can't make it through
one beam routine without missing a connection?
I think Aimee's more concerned about
your mental state than you winning,
That's fine, but I need to find a way to be more consistent
or it's all for nothing,
My friends get to go to school here
and go out on Friday nights,
but I have to train so it needs to mean something,
What you do does mean something whether you win or lose,
So what're you saying?
You'd be happy if I got fourth?
Fourth, first, fourteenth,,,
just be the best Simone you can be,
Whatever the outcome is, we'll take it,
Winning doesn't matter to us,
It matters to me,
And if you had given up everything for your dream
it would matter to you, too,
You know, it's a huge honor
that Marta chose you as their first team assignment,
I don't understand why the towels here are so small,
That's because the full size towels are up there
but you were too short to see them,
I'm really nervous,
Don't be nervous, It's just like practice,
That's what I'm afraid of,
The 2013 AT&T American Cup,
a crucial event in women's gymnastics,
This is a chance for National team members
to represent the USA,
Simone Biles debut,
She looks a little anxious,
We spoke to her coaches
who said that Simone is getting used to
this new level of intense training,
Oh and that fall is going to cost her,
And here we have Simone Biles at the 2013,,,
Did she get enough sleep?
She's gonna be fine, dad,
Her confidence hasn't really had a chance to rebound
since she fell off that beam at that AT&T competition,
She hasn't been herself,
Stop being negative,
I'm not being negative, I'm being paranoid,
What?
I don't know,
Simone Biles, wobbling a bit there,
She's got to focus,
I know,
They really need to maintain their focus,
Ohhh,
Oh, that's heartbreaking,
Yeah, it's going to cost her,
This level of pressure could rattle anyone,
These are young athletes out there,
Let's go! You got this!
Come on, Simone,
A little mis-step there,
Simone is a fighter, she's powering through--
Ouch! She came down short there,
Looks like her ankle maybe,
This is what I was worried about,
It's ok,
You can't pull me from my final event,
You're not focussed!
You could get hurt,
You're done,
The problem is not your body, it's your mind,
We don't want to beat you up,
Go ahead,
Stop with this pity,
You brought this on yourself,
This is what happens when you're not 100 percent focussed
and trained and ready to do what you need to do,
I let you down,
I'm sorry,
I'll try harder,
You're not doing this for us,
You must do this for yourself,
We all know this girl has power,
She just needs discipline,
I don't want this to get into her head,
That's already happened,
I hear you're hesitant about meeting with
a mental training coach,
I'm not crazy,
Oh, I know, Of course,
I just wanted you to know that I'm part of your team,
Me, Aimee, your family,
We all just want you to succeed,
But you have to let us in,
You're a fierce competitor,
I'm not as good as the other girls,
Are those other girls really better than you?
Or are you just afraid that they're better than you?
Same thing,
No, actually, it's not,
I just want people to be proud of me,
But I feel like I always let them down,
What do you love to do?
I love to have fun,
And were you having fun at the Secret Classic?
No, I was worried about what everyone was thinking,
Why change what's always worked for you?
Make it fun again,
Ok,
We must train her body to override her mind,
More practice, more physio means more body memory,
Ok, Should I start on beam?
Yeah, But first I would like to discuss
increasing the difficulty of your routine,
Other people, they win by fraction of point,
You can make whole point, Maybe more,
How difficult are we talking?
Own up to your talent,
I don't know what that means,
You can do things that no other gymnast can,
I know you can,
I've seen you do it,
Rise, my dear,
Now, let us begin,
I think I need to protect my ankle a little,
I'm still favoring it,
How about a double layout half?
It's a tricky blind forward landing,
That might work,
Or I could face plant and you'll die laughing so win-win?
Yeah,
Hey!
Hey, You wanna do some conditioning with me later?
Seriously?
You're always saying I slow you down,
Nah, you keep me honest,
People are noticing Simone's new attitude and consistency,
Says here you have a new nickname,
They calling you "the robot",
Seriously? She cries watching Pretty Little Liars,
If I was them I'd find a new robot,
♪ We go around, and around, and around, and around, ♪
♪ and around, and around and back again, ♪
♪ We go around, and around, and around, and around, ♪
♪ and around, and around and back again, ♪
♪ In circles, ♪
How often does she complete this?
Roughly 80 percent of the time,
That sounds like good odds,
She's still favoring her ankle but she can do it,
You complete this move at the World Championship
and they'll name it after you,
The Biles? That's so cool!
Yeah, yeah, yeah, So cool,
Less bouncing, more training,
81 percent, baby!
That's not how percentages work,
Just a few months ago,
Simone Biles struggled in competition,
But here we have a completely different gymnast,
Look at that confidence!
Her skill level is so high here,
Phenomenal skills,
This isn't a good routine, this is a great one,
Simone Biles is, without a doubt,
the best gymnast in the world,
Yes!
Oh, come here,
Well done, Aimee,
Thank you,
Woo!
Nice,
Yeah, Yeah,
How does it feel to be the best gymnast in the world?
It feels,,, overwhelming,
But I couldn't have done it without Aimee and the gym,
Are you ready to be next?
Yeah,
What's going on?
Coach Aimee just quit the gym,
Simone was very upset about the way you left,
You can't abandon her like that,
I know, I'm sorry, I wasn't thinking,
Is she ok?
You didn't plan this?
Walking out never seemed like a reasonable option,
It still doesn't,
But there were some big problems-
Ah-ah-ah, I've been running businesses all my life,
I do not get involved in office politics,
The point is I want Simone and Adria to come with me
wherever I land,
Ok, where exactly would that be?
I don't know, but I'm gonna find a good place,
I want Simone to keep her momentum,
Well, I think I might know the place,
Thank you,
Hello, dear,
You know how we discussed selling the nursing homes?
Well, I think we should consider taking the proceeds
and buying an investment property,
Uh, ok, Can we talk about that when I get home?
I found some land,
I can barely hear you,
I found an investment opportunity!
I'll take a look at it when I get home on Monday,
We gotta act fast, Ron,
Um,,, ok, I mean,
if you feel good about it then I guess, you know,,,
Great, Great,
We break ground before winter,
What?
It's gonna be a beautiful gym, Ron,
I can't hear you,
It sounds like you said we're building a gym?
Yeah, you're breaking up,
Ok, you're gonna love it,
We'll see you on Monday,
Bye,
Nellie? Hello?
And nobody is to say anything to anybody especially Simone,
I'm not saying anything,
We have taken the- oh, hey,
Good morning, baby,
Hey,
Hi, sweetheart,
Can I have this juice?
It's dad's,
He doesn't need it, It's your juice,
Ok, why is everyone being so weird?
Nothing,
Someone just being a bad sport online,
Ron,
Carlotta Ferlito had herself a big old tweet storm last night,
Didn't I just say-
The Italian gymnast?
I don't want you to concern yourself with this drama,
Now I gotta see,
She basically said if the Italian team wanted
to win next year they should paint their skin black,
Don't get roped into this race stuff, Simone,
Period,
I'm sure she didn't mean it,
She's probably just disappointed,
Don't let this take away
from you enjoying your success at Worlds, Ok?
Not at all,
I mostly feel bad for her,
I mean, one bad day and suddenly it's a huge deal?
It's crazy how fast the talk shifts,
First you're not living up to your potential at meets,
then you do and now you're ruining the sport by being black
and too good?
Dad!
What?
Reached for comment this morning,
Ron Biles said "usually it's not in Simone's favor, being black,
"At least not in the world I live in,
"But she has moved on,
"and she is not fazed by any of this,"
That's why I said don't get roped into this race stuff,
I was speaking from experience,
You're as bad as the kids,
Hand stand hold, Minimum one minute,
Go,
Ooh, something I'm good at,
Don't be a show-off,
Ahhh!
Simone!
Alright, Come up,
Thank you,
I appreciate it, We'll let her know,
I don't like that face,
They think you need six months rehab on your shoulder
and no competitions during that time,
I can't do that,
We'll get an MRI and go from there,
But if the doctor says six months
you will take a full six and that's final,
Now, the next world competition is not only individual,
there is also team medal,
You will be ready,
That's my point,
If I'm not sharp I could blow it for everyone,
I need to get back to competing as soon as possible,
You will be no good to us if you do not heal properly,
This is great length to go to avoid bars,
Marta, did you just try to make a joke?
Yeah,
This is not like buying nursing homes and renovating them,
You're just now figuring that out?
Ron-
All I do all day is answer the phone calls and camp
in front of offices for building permits,
I'm a permit stalker,
We are hemorrhaging money,
This is not relaxing,
This is not some little investment opportunity
to keep us afloat,
What were you thinking?
What was I thinking?
What were you thinking?
You agreed,
Yeah, under duress,
The girls will be grown soon,
Wouldn't you miss being involved in gymnastics?
This is empty nesting,
No, No,
This is for us,
I just didn't know how hard it would be, that's-
Well, we can't walk away now,
Everything we have is in this training centre,
And then we got Simone upset about training
in that gymnasium,
Honey,
It's just-
Honey,
It's temporary,
♪ Like a small boat ♪
♪ Sending big waves into motion, ♪
♪ And all of those things I didn't say ♪
♪ Wrecking balls inside my brain ♪
♪ I will scream out loud tonight ♪
♪ Can you hear my voice this time ♪
♪ This is my fight song ♪
♪ Take back my life song ♪
♪ Prove I'm alright song ♪
♪ My power is turned on, ♪
♪ Starting right now, ♪
♪ I'll be strong, ♪
♪ I'll play my fight song, ♪
♪ And I don't really care if nobody else believes ♪
♪ 'Cause I still got a lot of fight left in me, ♪
I know you're not asleep,
Mothers know how their children breathe,
That's creepy,
Come here,
Ok, so I misjudged
how stressful this was gonna be for all of us,
Everything feels so out of control lately,
Getting that team medal is more important to you
than getting individual,
But I'm just anxious,
Why?
I don't wanna let my team down,
You won't,
You and your shoulder will be just fine for China,
And then what?
People are already asking me
if I can win at Worlds two more times before Rio,
I don't know what I'm having for breakfast tomorrow,
so being confident about a three-peat is a stretch,
Breathe,
You can do anything you put your mind to,
I have something for you,
That is Saint Sebastian, Patron saint of athletes,
Ooh, girl, this is a walk of faith that we are on,
To open up that centre and to get you to Worlds safely,
I thought I could do anything I put my mind to,
You can,
But let's be honest, we need all the help we can get,
2014 World Artistic Gymnastic Championships, held
in Nanning,
Here comes Simone Biles, a perfect Amenar,
Already a two-time World Champion,
Here at the Worlds in Glasgow Scotland,
You think she'll make it a three-peat before the Olympics?
She is doing the impossible,
Yes, she is the three-time World Champion,
We'll see her next at the Olympic trials,
Girl, you can't be late to your own World Championship party,
People need to see that dress,
I'll be right there,
It's just been so non-stop since I got home
and now with trials,,,
it's just like,,,
Hey, I get it,
I will try to keep mom and dad busy
but you know they got that new find my iPhone app
and privacy is a thing of the past,
See you out there, sis,
We did it,
Girl, you need to get off your phone,
What?
I'm gonna let you run into that bench next time,
Or fall into a pit of quicksand or a raging volcano,,,
Where am I gonna be with so many natural disasters?
Let me stop you right there,
Today is not the Simone show,
It's the Adria show,
And today's episode?
I need a dress for homecoming,
I always wanted to go to a school dance,
I told you, you can be my date,
Because that's not weird,
It's fine, I have an overnight at UCLA in a few weeks,
It's her!
And I already have my outfits all picked out,
Girl, you and your pre-planned outfits,
Thanks!
What was that about?
Uh, you're a three-time gymnastics world champion,
You're kind of a big deal,
I know,
I just wanted to hear you say it,
Dork!
Pretty sure those kids thought you were Gaby Douglas!
One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight!
U-C-L-A!
U-C-L-A fight, fight, fight!
I'm so lucky Aimee doesn't believe in starvation,
No diets?
No, she's all about eating good food to give you good fuel,
I had a coach that put me on a cabbage soup diet
and I still poop weird,
Stop flirting,
Come on,
Are we weird?
No, why?
Did someone say something?
No, it's just the pressure, long hours of practice,
Sometimes I feel like everyone is experiencing real life
and I'm not,
I'm sure every athlete who starts out as a kid
feels that way,
I still feel like a kid,
Like, I know the best place to shop for leos
but I have no idea how to talk to a boy,
That's why I'm all about college,
It feels like,,,
Freedom!
Yes!
Cheers!
Attention, attention,
I've decided to commit to UCLA!
Oh my god, congratulations!
Thanks,
It'll give me something to look forward to after the Olympics,
Heck, yeah, that is so cool,
What?
While you were gone some possible sponsors called,
Oh my gosh, that's great!
Remember when we took photos
next to the Nastia Liukin cereal box when we were kids?
Your face could actually be on one someday!
The thing is, you can't take any sponsorship deals
if you want to compete and represent UCLA,
Yes, it's against NCAA rules,
It'll make you ineligible for college athletics,
Can't I compete in college and then sign with sponsors
after the Olympics?
It doesn't mean there won't be any offers
but that's the chance you're taking,
And you have been working towards this dream
for so long, Simone,
But I also know how important college is to you,
You can't have sponsors
and get a college scholarship, baby,
You have to choose one,
I can't believe this is happening again,
Hey, Adria called me,
She does that,
Look, you're choosing from two really great options,
What would you do?
Well, let's see,
College, or the chance to travel the world,
support your favorite charities,
see your face on a cereal box?
Yes,
I'd ride that party train all the way to the Olympics,
No question,
I know I'm lucky,
It must look crazy from the outside,
I own 12 pairs of the same shoes,
Crazy is relative,
I get why they want me to sign now,
But male gymnasts peak in their '20s,
They can do college and get sponsorships after,
while we peak in high school,
It's not fair,
Do you love it?
As much as you did when we were kids?
More,
Ok,
I love it more, I'm just scared,
What happens after the Olympics?
If I put all my hopes and dreams in one place?
You're a senior in high school,
I bet you're not the only one who's scared about that,
You're right,
Yeah,
I hate it when you're right,
Look, I have no idea what the future holds,
No one does, but that's the fun in it,
Right?
Oh, oh really?
Yep,
Ok, let's do this,
I'm just calling to tell you that I decided to go pro,
You did?
It was such a hard decision,
Well, maybe I can still go to school there someday,
Not to compete but, you know, I always wanted to be a Bruin,
Thanks, Bye,
Look at this,
"Simone Biles hasn't lost a meet in three years
"and is set to win Olympic gold,
"Will her good luck run out?
" Or will she fall apart in Rio?"
Does that bother you?
They just trying to get clicks online,
You just focus on the Olympic trials,
I don't like the idea
that people are rooting for me to fail,
There'll always be people who try to tear you down,
Focus on good people,
'cause there's a whole lot of us who believe in you,
Maybe they're on to something,
Because from where I'm sitting, look like you've fallen apart,
How are those dad jeans treating you?
Dad jeans,
Ow, You only got me because I can't run away!
We are here at the trials,
The gymnast with the highest score here
automatically goes to the Rio Olympics,
Simone Biles is the favorite to win that spot,
Simone, had a little bit of trouble on this skill, day 1,
adrenaline getting the best of her,
But not today, she looks great
This next move is a fairly new skill for Biles,
Oh! Wow, no!
Oh, and that's disappointing
especially giving her consistency lately,
Her difficulty levels are off the charts
on her other routines were almost flawless,
But these gymnasts don't need anything to rattle them
before an Olympics,
The gymnast with the highest all-around score
automatically goes to the Rio Olympics,
I don't know what happened,
You're ok,
Even with her fall,
Simone scored higher than her competition
by a full two points,
Simone Biles has the top score today!
She's going to the Olympics!
The painters are nearly finished with the classrooms
for home schools,
Good,
Café done,
Check,
And thobservation deck is almost done, also,
Well, we thought of everything,
Except I wasn't sure we could afford it,
Me either,
Hey, you think it's big enough?
The gym?
No, Ron, the sign,
It could be bigger,
That's our girl,
Yeah, that's our Olympian,
Did you ever think-
Yes, Yes, I did,
What was that for?
For always seeing what I can't see,
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday,,,
this is Thursday,
This level of organization is not normal,
Adria, go,
Ok, honey, So what are your goals for Rio?
Don't worry about me at the Olympics,
What you need to worry about is who's gonna flat iron
that hair when I'm gone?
Oh, you are such a brat,
I can't believe you,
Who is gonna do it?
I don't know,
Hello, Olympic headquarters,
Dad,
Shannon? Is everything ok?
Yeah, uh,,, really good,
Actually I'm taking care of seniors
at this assisted living place,
I'm pretty good at it,
I bet,
Can't wait to see Simone on TV,
You all must be so excited,
Heading all the way to Brazil,
Nellie needs another plane just for her luggage,
I swear,
Dad,,,
I wanted to say,,,
I know I didn't handle it well,
The adoption and everything,
But I saw something today
and it reminded me of how lucky I am
to have you and Nellie in my life,
In my kids' lives,
Thank you for taking care of them when I couldn't,
I wasn't sure I'd ever say that,
The girls have been a gift to me,
All my children are a gift,
You want to talk to the girls?
Yeah, if they're around,
Simone?
Hey,
Hello Miss Olympian,
You all packed and ready to go?
Almost,
Did Ashley and Tevin tell you I'm uh,,,
having a big screening party to cheer you on?
They didn't,
That's- that's really nice,
Um, give Ashley and Tevin big hugs for me, ok?
I will,
I'm very proud of you, Simone,
Thanks, Shannon,
Hello?
Hi Shannon,
Hey, What was that for?
It's for everything, mom,
For everything,
Oh,
Hey, Aly, I've been thinking about the team names
like you asked us to,
And?
Gloria and I are leaning towards The Cinnabuns,
because we want a pastry sponsor,
Very funny,
I always wanted to wear matching clothes
with my friends in school,
At least you got the matching clothes part,
I got it all,
It's crazy how some decisions feel like
the end of the world but in the end
they're really the best decisions of your life,
You got that pre-Olympic glow,
Seriously, I've been thinking,,,
what if we called ourselves The Final Five?
For Marta,
Is that dumb?
No, I love it,
We'll run it past the girls in the morning,
but I love it,
All this laundry, lord,,, oh, baby,
What is this?
What?
Oh lord,
I just ordered some gym merch,
For the center,
How do I look?
What's the matter? Everything ok?
It sure is,
We all talked about it,
And we've decided on a name for our team,
We're calling ourselves The Final Five,
We know you're retiring,
But you'll always be our leader,
Our Marta,
And you, you will always be my final five,
You mean the world to us,
You pushed us harder than anyone,
and look where we are,
I am not this person by nature,
I'm not a sentimental person,
I mean, what's wrong with me?
You got Simone-d
Listen to all those people,
I'm trying not to,
Just think, When this is over
you can take so many naps,
Shut up,
I'm kidding,
I'm nervous, too,
Just like practice, right?
Right,
Today we're a family,
There will be good times and tough times,
sacrifices and successes,
and we will stick together and support one another
no matter what,
We are honored to be your mother and father,
USA! USA! USA! USA!
♪ ,,, you don't have to worry about nothing, ♪
♪ 'Cause we got the fire, ♪
You got this,
♪ And we're burning on hell of a something, ♪
♪ They, ♪
♪ They're going to see us from outer space, ♪
♪ Outer space, ♪
♪ Light it up, ♪
♪ like we're the stars of the human race, ♪
♪ Human race, ♪
♪ When the lights turned down, ♪
♪ they don't know what they heard ♪
♪ Strike a match ♪
♪ Play it loud ♪
♪ giving love to the world, ♪
♪ We'll be raising our hands, ♪
♪ shining up to the sky♪
♪ 'Cause we got the fire, fire, fire, ♪
Incredible dismount,
♪ And we gonna let it burn, burn, burn ♪
♪ We gonna let it burn, burn, burn, burn ♪
Look at that height!
♪ We gonna let it burn, burn, burn ♪
♪ We don't wanna leave, ♪
She had a bad fall on this when she was a kid,
Just never grew to love it like she does other events,
Wow,
♪ And what we see is everybody's on the floor ♪
♪ Acting crazy getting loco to the lights out ♪
♪ Music's on, ♪
♪ I'm waking up, we stop the vibe, ♪
♪ and we bump it up ♪
♪ And it's over now, we got the love ♪
And she lands!
That was pretty much flawless,
That might be the best bar routine I've ever seen her do,
Unbelievable!
♪ We'll be raising our hands ♪
♪ Shining up to the sky ♪
♪ 'Cause we got the fire, fire, fire ♪
♪ Yeah, we got the fire, fire, fire ♪
♪ And we gonna let it burn, burn, burn ♪
♪ We gonna let it burn, burn, burn, burn ♪
Watching Simone Biles' dreams come true,
♪ Gonna let it burn, burn, burn ♪
♪ We gonna let it burn, burn, burn, burn ♪
♪ When the lights turned down, ♪
♪ they don't know what they heard ♪
Here's her signature move coming up for Biles,
Incredible height,
And a perfect face forward landing,
♪ Burn, burn, burn, burn,,, ♪
♪ We can light it up, up, up ♪
♪ so they can put it out, out, out ♪
♪ We can light it up, up, up ♪
♪ so they can put it out, out, out ♪
♪ We can light it up, up, up ♪
♪ so they can put it out, out, out ♪
These athletes don't do it alone,
This is the culmination of years of hard work
You did it!
We did it,
♪ We'll be raising our hands ♪
♪ Shining up to the sky ♪
♪ 'Cause we got the fire, fire, fire ♪
♪ Yeah, we got the fire, fire, fire ♪
Look at those scores!
♪ And we gonna let it burn, burn, burn ♪
Simone Biles has had a legendary Olympic Games,
♪ Gonna let it burn, burn, burn ♪
♪ We gonna let it burn, burn, burn, burn ♪
♪ When the lights turned down, ♪
♪ they don't know what they heard ♪
In her career,
Simone has won an unprecedented total
of 19 Olympic and World Championship medals,
making Biles the most decorated American gymnast of all time,
♪ 'Cause we got the fire, fire, fire, ♪
♪ Yeah, we got the fire, fire, fire, ♪
♪ And we gonna let it burn, ♪
How do you feel about being the next Michael Phelps
or Usaine Bolt?
I'm not the next Michael Phelps or Usaine Bolt,
I'm the first Simone Biles,