I would say to always follow your dream. And dream big because my whole career, including any of the things that I've accomplished, I never thought in a million years that I would be here. So it just proves that once you believe in yourself, and you put your mind to something, you can do it.

Believe first, let reality catch up

There's something almost stubborn about believing in yourself before you have proof that you should. Simone Biles isn't saying the path will be obvious or that you'll walk into your dream fully formed. She's saying that the people who actually get somewhere are the ones who decide to believe first, then let reality catch up. Most of us do it backward—we wait for evidence, for permission, for someone else to confirm we're worth investing in.

What makes this stick around is that it's not naive positivity. Biles is describing actual experience: she genuinely didn't picture herself here, and yet here she is. That gap between where you start and where you end up is precisely where belief lives. It's not about ego or delusion. It's about deciding that your version of yourself is worth protecting and developing, even when nobody's watching and nothing's guaranteed.

The practical part people often miss is that believing in yourself isn't a one-time decision. It's something you have to keep choosing, especially on the days when things feel small or off-track. That's when the dream doesn't shrink to match your current view of yourself—your view of yourself expands to match the dream.