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Simone Biles More than Earned the Right to Win a Medal for Herself

She looked for all the world like a woman who could not be cowed. And then just when her many detractors thought she was out for good, she pulled herself back in.

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Andrew Lawrence
2021
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Michael Phelps: Think Small to Accomplish Big Things

For former competitive swimmer Michael Phelps, it’s important to think small to accomplish big things.

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Michael Phelps
2020
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Beneath the Surface: My Story

In this candid memoir, Phelps talks openly about his battle with attention deficit disorder, the trauma of his parents’ divorce, and the challenges that come with being thrust into the limelight.

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Michael Phelps
2016
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Olympic Medalist Simone Biles on Her Scholarship, Lifetime Movie and Larry Nassar | TODAY

Five-time Olympic medalist Simone Biles talks to TODAY’s Hoda Kotb about the new scholarship being launched in her name, a new Lifetime movie based on her life, the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo and the sentencing of disgraced doctor Larry Nassar. She says the judge in Nassar’s trial is her “hero.

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Simone Biles
2018
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In God’s Hands: Simone Biles on the Great Advice that Changed Her Life

Simone Biles talks about how she beat the odds to win Olympic gold.

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Simone Biles
2017
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Simone Biles: My Family Sacrificed as Much as I Did for Me to Get to Rio | TODAY

Olympic gold medalist Simone Biles tells TODAY that her family sacrificed as much as she did during her grueling gymnastic training. She says there was a lot of outside pressure on her before the 2016 Games even began, but because she’s “stubborn,” she was able to set it aside.

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Simone Biles
2016
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Simone Biles Discusses Her Book, “Courage to Soar” | BUILD Series

Join Olympic champion Simone Biles as she discusses “Courage to Soar,” co-written with journalist Michelle Burford, that chronicles Biles’ inspirational path to success. Biles is the most decorated U.S. women’s gymnast ever with 19 World/Olympic medals.

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Simone Biles
2016
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Courage to Soar: A Body in Motion, a Life in Balance

Simone Biles’ entrance into the world of gymnastics may have started on a field trip in her hometown of Spring, Texas, but her God-given talent, along with drive to succeed no matter the obstacle, are what brought her to the national spotlight during the Olympic Games and have catapulted her ever...

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Simone Biles
2025
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Relentless Solution Focus: Train Your Mind to Conquer Stress, Pressure, and Underperformance

The most common cause of failing to reach our professional and personal goals is hardwired in us: Humans instinctively focus on problems. Over millennia, our very survival relied on our ability to be alert to any potential dangers that could threaten our existence.

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Jason Selk, Ellen Reed
2021
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121 - Friday Fix: How to Get Yourself in the Best Emotional State for Different Circumstances

Your emotions affect how you think and how you behave. Yet, most of us spend very little time thinking about how we’re feeling. And we often don’t even recognize how our emotional state impacts our performance.

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The Verywell Mind Podcast With Amy Morin
2021
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