Congratulations on qualifying for the AHH-lympics!
Very excited to watch you shine in Paris and represents for all the Hot girls!
I was not expecting it, Chiles tellsRolling Stone, her signature cheesing grin lighting up her Zoom screen.
NIKE
Shes definitely my H-town sister, for sure.
Yes, I am a vet in my sport, she says.
In my sport thats old.
I feel like Im 40, like I wake up every morning like, Oh, my body hurts.
The GOAT of gymnastics and my best friend!
They were relying on me.
That was a test.
God was testing me there.
I wouldnt have been able to do if it wasnt for the support of my teammates and my coaches.
Im just beyond proud of that silver medal.
Thats my shield, thats my rock.
I will forever cherish that.
At the end of the day, we supported each other and we stood on business.
This is crazy, and the worlds gonna hate me, [just] bawling my eyes out.
I want to live my college life, go find a man, however it needs to be.
But then I kept thinking every day maybe I have more to give.
In that moment, I was like, whats there to lose?
It was me telling myself, What you did in Tokyo was just a preview.
But what you could do in Paris could shift the whole perspective of who you are.
There are days that are tougher than others, but it didnt need to be that harsh.
I thought it was normal.
At that time, [Biles] wasnt my teammate, she was just somebody I looked up to.
But she encouraged me to move to a safe space, a better place.
I dont have to feel like Im getting racially attacked every day.
I can actually wake up and just enjoy being at my sport and having fun and just doing me.
Yall are saying all these things, but at the end of the day, whos the athlete?
Are you flipping on a four-inch piece of wood?
No, I dont think so.
I dont like social media.
I dont like putting my life on it because people can take it a different way.
Being older, I dont want to deal with it, because my life is already fun.
[It] doesnt need any negativity in it.
We like to vibe over here.
How do you even begin to fathom a life after gymnastics?I have a very creative mind.
So, I definitely think the biggest thing for me is just How can I help my community?
I have a lot of things on my mind that I want to do beyond my sport.
Of course, we want to be able to come back with gold medals.
But were testing ourselves.
This is something we wanted so bad.
So why not do it?
Why not go out there and just be us?
I dont feel overwhelmed.
I feel like Im in the right spot at the right time.
