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16-Year-Old Simone Biles ‘Didn’t Think She Was Good Enough’, Now She’s Oldest American Gymnast to Enter Olympics After 72 Years
And still I rise,” – the words by Maya Angelou inspired Simone Biles so much that she tattooed them on her collarbone back in 2021. Living by the principles of Angelou’s poetry, Biles left behind the turmoil of the Tokyo Olympics and returned stronger than ever. After she made a comeback, she made sure to qualify for her 3rd Olympic run. With this, she became the oldest female U.S. gymnast to enter the Olympics in 72 years. Simone Biles showed the world that she has the ‘courage to soar.’ But, back in 2013, then 16-year-old Simone never imagined that 11 years down the line, people would know her as one of the greatest gymnasts.
However, for Biles, it was her first encounter with critics that shattered her confidence in 2013. She was just 16 when the gymnast participated in her first U.S. Classic and represented Bannon’s Gymnastix Club. But she fell several times from the apparatus, and couldn’t attempt her vault routine as she twisted her ankle. She concluded the event with the All-Around score of 41.300, and the highest All-Around score of the meet was earned by Kyla Ross (58.650).
Post that, someone commented on her physique and said, “you’re just too overweight. That’s why that happened like you’re fat.” Biles was heartbroken as her first US Classic didn’t go as she planned. And for a 16-year-old Simone, dealing with critics made her doubt her self-esteem. Following this, her father, Ronald Biles, got in touch with sport psychologist Robert Andrews, who helped her deal with nervousness and anxiety.
Defining Simone’s mindset during the 2013 US Classic, her mom, Nellie Biles, told Glamour, “She was competing against these girls who were her heroes, her idols. And it was hard for her to adjust to that. Simone didn’t think she was good enough to compete with them.” She further added, “I knew she was quite capable. But she needed to believe it.”
However, with the help of therapy, the 16-year-old Simone learned how to shut the clamors and she rose to the occasion. The gymnast conceded, “I’d rather regret the risk that didn’t work out than the chances I didn’t take at all.” With this, she began winning everything in sight. The 4 feet 8 inch dynamo first added 10 World Championships gold medals on her wall of fame, and then she made it to the ‘Final Five’ team of the 2016 Rio Olympics. The spectators at the Arena Olímpica do Rio cheered out loud when the gymnast won 3 individual golds and 1 team gold.
Courage to Soar: Body in Motion, Life in Balance”- was her next destination. An autobiographical account, where she penned every nook and cranny of how her childhood shaped her journey to become the best version of herself. Then, the girl, who once was struggling with self-esteem at 16, became a woman with a 2nd Olympic qualification at the age of 24.
The second time when Biles encountered an episode with critics was in 2021. After a failed Amanar vault, she withdrew from All-Around finals at the Tokyo Olympics. As she walked out of the Ariake Gymnastics Center in the wake of ‘twisties’, spectators called her “quitter.” Many were even speculating that Simone would retire after the Tokyo Games
Controversy in Minnesota: Kennedy exposed “fabrications,” revealing evidence of “non-personal s.e.x.ual relations,” “husband’s infidelity,” fraud, and “pr0st!tuti0n” involving Congressman Omar and “threesome” photos of leader Walz, causing a huge public outcry. Kennedy held up a stack of documents, looked directly into the camera, and delivered a statement with 5 WORDS that silenced the entire chamber… A hidden secret was revealed with an unexpected truth…⤵️
Mark Kelly DESTROYS Trump with BRUTAL comparison: “When he was writing birthday notes to Epstein, I was recovering fallen astronauts.” In a blistering press conference that lit up Washington like a rocket launch, Senator Mark Kelly — Navy combat pilot, NASA astronaut, and actual American hero — unloaded on President Donald Trump with a level of moral authority that only someone who has literally survived outer space can muster. Full Details 👇👇
🔥 BOMBSHELL: VENEZUELA GETS REVENGE ON T.R.U.M.P for STEALING OIL TANKER – Maduro GOES NUCLEAR with “Act of Piracy” Counterstrike as Sanctions Crush Six More Ships ⚡ It was supposed to be a clean U.S. seizure… until Maduro’s Foreign Ministry dropped the hammer, branding T.R.U.M.P’s tanker grab “international piracy” and “blatant theft” in a statement that set the globe on fire overnight. T.R.U.M.P just smirked at the podium, “We keep it, I guess,” as the 1.1 million barrels sail to America under Coast Guard guns. Behind the scenes it’s pure chaos: Putin already promising Maduro “full support,” China rerouting shadow fleets, Treasury slapping sanctions on six more tankers plus three Maduro nephews—turning the Caribbean into a ticking time-bomb. But the real nightmare isn’t this one ship; it’s the sealed intel now leaking that T.R.U.M.P is prepping a full naval blockade to choke Venezuela’s oil lifeline… That single order just turned Caracas ice-cold…Full revenge details dropping below before they scrub it forever 👇
🔥 SHOCKING: T.r.u.m.p’s Condition WORSENS Fast | Doctors Report Serious Concerns – T.R.U.M.P RUSHED TO WALTER REED AS C.V.I BRUISES SPREAD AND COGNITIVE BRAGS SPARK PANIC IN WH HEADQUARTERS ⚡ It started as a quiet check-up at Walter Reed – until the alarms went off in seconds. Witnesses say doctors froze when fresh scans showed T.r.u.m.p’s chronic venous insufficiency flaring bad, with leg swelling and hand bruises worse than ever from all those handshakes and aspirin. Behind the scenes, his inner circle is in full meltdown, lawyers racing to spin the MRI results while donors flood the chats: “Is this the sign he’s not fit for the long haul?!” Rep. Crockett’s probe into the cover-up only amps the fear, with whispers of hidden mobility aids and facial glitches adding real heat. Insiders say the real worry isn’t even the vein leaks everyone’s seeing now — it’s the one sealed cognitive report still under wraps… That hidden detail is what turned the whole camp ghost-pale…Read what’s inside before they bury it forever 👇
MARK KELLY JUST OBLITERATED TRUMP ON LIVE TV — Historic Takedown Sparks National Backlash as Reports Confirm Trump’s Pennsylvania Rally Was a 200-Person Disaster; MAGA World in Full-Scale Panic Sen. Mark Kelly unleashed a blistering assault on Donald Trump that Washington hasn’t seen in years — declaring the former president has “never read the Constitution,” “doesn’t understand what it means to be an American,” and comes from a family with “zero military service,” in stark contrast to Kelly’s four generations of service. The political earthquake hit even harder when fresh reporting confirmed Trump’s rally in Pocono, Pennsylvania was a catastrophic flop, drawing barely 200 people — a humiliation so severe that insiders say Trump erupted into a profanity-laced meltdown, berating aides and demanding to know “who sabotaged” his crowd. The fallout has spiraled into a national spectacle: Republican strategists are calling the rally “the beginning of the end,” veterans groups are rallying behind Kelly’s remarks, and even longtime MAGA loyalists privately admit the optics are “beyond salvaging.” What comes next is what has Washington bracing… Full Details 👇👇
💔 A HEARTBREAKING FAREWELL: At 59, Janet Jackson is finally breaking her silence, but the news has left fans in tears. After decades of hiding her pain behind a perfect smile, the pop icon has received a devastating diagnosis that changes everything. From the cruel taunts of her own brother to the industry that turned its back on her, the toll on her body has been catastrophic. This isn’t just a health update; it’s a final goodbye to the life that nearly destroyed her. You won’t believe what doctors actually found. 👇 Read the full tragic story ⤵️
SUPREME COURT CRUSHES TRUMP OVERNIGHT — 7–2 Ruling ERASES 30+ Executive Orders, Blocks National Guard Power Grab and Mass Purges; Roberts and Barrett Turn Against Him, White House Descends Into Chaos, Government Grounded In a stunning judicial blow, Trump’s audacious attempt to militarize America and seize sweeping control has been obliterated. The Supreme Court, in a decisive 7–2 ruling, struck down more than thirty executive orders that would have allowed him to use the National Guard as immigration enforcers and to fire heads of independent agencies like the FTC, EPA, and the Federal Reserve at will. The Court’s ruling was merciless. “No president gets to be king!” they declared, leaving no room for compromise. Orders that Trump counted on to reshape government instantly vanished, rendering him powerless overnight. Shockwaves spread through Washington as Justice Barrett—Trump’s own appointee—joined in a separate opinion: “No one can erase Congress’s power by decree.” Chief Justice Roberts echoed the warning, emphasizing that unchecked executive authority would “destroy the republic.” Their betrayal was personal, and its consequences immediate. Governors across the country reacted with unbridled defiance: “My Guard, not Trump’s!” Independent agencies erupted into revolt, and both immigration and economic policy screeched to a halt. The White House is now a scene of chaos, with aides scrambling to contain the fallout. From “strongest president in history” to a powerless figurehead, Trump lost all leverage in a single night. Political insiders whisper that 2026 could go down as the graveyard of MAGA, marking the definitive end of his overreach. Yet the Court’s ruling may only be the opening salvo. Inside Washington, whispers are spreading of a hidden maneuver, something so explosive it could rewrite the rules of power entirely. What happens next won’t just shake Trump’s world… it could ignite a crisis that tears the nation apart, and no one is ready for it….⤵️
The Republican ship is SINKING. 4 GOP Senators and 23 GOP Reps announced they will NOT seek re-election in 2026. Full Details ⤵️
BREAKING: Indiana Republicans Just HUMILIATED Trump by Rejecting his Partisan Gerrymandering Scheme in Stunning Revolt…Sources say the MAGA meltdown has now ignited a full-blown Republican CIVIL WAR, with Furious Insiders leaking what Trump tried to do behind closed doors. Details ⤵️
BREAKING: CONGRESS JUST PULLED THE PIN — REP. AL GREEN FILES SHOCK RESOLUTION TO IMPEACH AND REMOVE PRESIDENT TRUMP FOR ABUSE OF POWER, INCITEMENT OF VIOLENCE, AND THREATS AGAINST LAWMAKERS AND JUDGES — CAPITOL ERUPTS AS BOTH PARTIES SCRAMBLE FOR COVER Washington plunged into chaos at dawn after Rep. Al Green detonated a political earthquake — a formal resolution to impeach and remove President Trump, citing “habitual abuses of power,” “orchestrated incitement of violence,” and “dangerous death threats” directed at members of Congress and the federal judiciary. Green’s filing accuses Trump of crossing “every constitutional red line,” warning that “no democracy survives when its leader declares war on its own institutions.” But what has Washington whispering in fear is not the filing itself — it’s the classified addendum Green referenced and released. Full Details 👇 👇
Ilhan Omar just filed an EMERGENCY appeal to prevent deportation — and the U.S. Supreme Court flatly REJECTED it… Ilhan Omar’s foolish actions have reached a point of no return. According to internal reports, Omar filed a last-minute emergency appeal to delay the pending deportation order — a move even his supporters described as “desperate.” But just hours later, the Supreme Court delivered a decisive response: rejection, no further consideration, no delay. This ruling sent shockwaves through Washington. Vice President JD Vance immediately issued a sharp statement, analyzing the court’s ruling, the collapse of Omar’s entire appeal process, and the major political implications that could spread nationwide. Something has changed — and the aftershocks could shake the country overnight. 👉 The precise wording in the Supreme Court’s rejection decision in⤵️
