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>>> SO, FIVE-TIME OLYMPIC >>> SO, FIVE-TIME OLYMPIC
MEDALIST, SIMONE BILES, IS MEDALIST, SIMONE BILES, IS
CONSIDERED THE GREATEST AMERICAN CONSIDERED THE GREATEST AMERICAN GYMNAST EVER. GYMNAST EVER. SHE IS CERTAINLY A BUSY ONE,
TOO.IS CERTAINLY A BUSY ONE, TOO. NOT ONLY IS SHE CURRENTLY NOT ONLY IS SHE CURRENTLY TRAINING FOR THE 2020 OLYMPICS TRAINING FOR THE 2020 OLYMPICS BUT SHE IS HEADING TO COLLEGE. BUT SHE IS HEADING TO COLLEGE. AND HER LIFE STORY IS ABOUT TO AND HER LIFE STORY IS ABOUT TO BE TOLD IN A LIFETIME TELEVISION BE TOLD IN A LIFETIME TELEVISION MOVIE. MOVIE. OVER THE LAST FEW MONTHS, SHE OVER THE LAST FEW MONTHS, SHE HAS SHOWN US ALL THAT SHE IS
STRONGER AND EVEN BRAVER THAN WE STRONGER AND EVEN BRAVER THAN WE
KNEW. KNEW. TAKE A LOOK. TAKE A LOOK. SIMONE BILES, THE MOST DECORATED
AMERICAN GYMNAST OF ALL-TIME.TED AMERICAN GYMNAST OF ALL-TIME.
>> SHE IS CALLED THE GREATEST >> SHE IS CALLED THE GREATEST
GYMNAST TO EVER LIVE. GYMNAST TO EVER LIVE.
>> Reporter: WINNER OF >> Reporter: WINNER OF THREE-CONSECUTIVE WORLD
CHAMPIONSHIPS.IVE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS. AND WOWING THE CROWD AT THE RIO AND WOWING THE CROWD AT THE RIO OLYMPICS BY TAKING HOME FIVE
MEDALS.S BY TAKING HOME FIVE MEDALS. FOUR OF THEM, GOLD.
>> YOU ARE SEEING THE GREATEST >> YOU ARE SEEING THE GREATEST
OF ALL-TIME. OF ALL-TIME. >> Reporter: KNOWN AS MUCH FOR >> Reporter: KNOWN AS MUCH FOR HER BUBBLY PERSONALITY. HER BUBBLY PERSONALITY. >> WAVING TO EVERYBODY.
>> Reporter: AS FOR THE SKILLS >> Reporter: AS FOR THE SKILLS
THAT TAKE OUR BREATH AWAY. THAT TAKE OUR BREATH AWAY.
>> SHE IS A 48" GIANT. >> SHE IS A 48" GIANT.
>> Reporter: THIS MONTH, AN >> Reporter: THIS MONTH, AN
EMOTIONAL SOCIAL MEDIA POST, THE EMOTIONAL SOCIAL MEDIA POST, THE POWERHOUSE SAID SHE, TOO, WAS A
VICTIM OF DR. LARRY NASSAR.AS A VICTIM OF DR. LARRY NASSAR.
WE NEED TO KNOW WHY THIS WAS WE NEED TO KNOW WHY THIS WAS
ABLE TO TAKE PLACE FOR SO LONG ABLE TO TAKE PLACE FOR SO LONG
AND FOR SO MANY OF US. AND FOR SO MANY OF US.
WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT
SOMETHING LIKE THIS NEVER SOMETHING LIKE THIS NEVER
HAPPENS AGAIN. HAPPENS AGAIN. LAST WEEK, AFTER A DRAMATIC AND
EMOTIONAL SEVEN-DAY SENTENCINGD EMOTIONAL SEVEN-DAY SENTENCING
HEARING, THE JUDGE AGREED, HEARING, THE JUDGE AGREED,
SENTENCING NASSAR UP TO 175 SENTENCING NASSAR UP TO 175
YEARS IN PRISON FOR MOLESTING YEARS IN PRISON FOR MOLESTING
YOUNG GIRLS, FELLTELLING THE BRA YOUNG GIRLS, FELLTELLING THE BRA
WOMEN WHO CAME FORWARD, YOU ARE WOMEN WHO CAME FORWARD, YOU ARE
NO LONGER VICTIMS. NO LONGER VICTIMS.
>> Reporter: TO JUDGE AKWAQUILNA >> Reporter: TO JUDGE AKWAQUILNA
YOU ARE THEBRAVE AS YOU ARE. YOU ARE THEBRAVE AS YOU ARE.
EVERYBODY WELCOME, SIMONE BILES. EVERYBODY WELCOME, SIMONE BILES.
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THATS AWESOME. THATS AWESOME.
FEEL THE LOVE. FEEL THE LOVE.
>> YES. >> YES.
>> THERE WE GO. >> THERE WE GO.
SEE? SEE?
THE WAY YOU MAKE US FEEL IS THE WAY YOU MAKE US FEEL IS
SOMETHING SPECIAL. SOMETHING SPECIAL.
ITS SOMETHING SPECIAL. ITS SOMETHING SPECIAL.
WHEN WE GOT TO THAT PIECE AND WHEN WE GOT TO THAT PIECE AND
THAT TAPE SETUP, WHERE WE TALKED THAT TAPE SETUP, WHERE WE TALKED
ABOUT LARRY, THERE WERE AUDIBLE ABOUT LARRY, THERE WERE AUDIBLE
GASPS BECAUSE PEOPLE HAVE AN GASPS BECAUSE PEOPLE HAVE AN
INVESTMENT IN YOU AND EMOTIONAL INVESTMENT IN YOU AND EMOTIONAL
INVESTMENT IN YOUR WELL-BEING. INVESTMENT IN YOUR WELL-BEING.
YOU CAME OUT AND SAID HE WILL NO YOU CAME OUT AND SAID HE WILL NO
LONGER HAVE THE POWER TO STEAL LONGER HAVE THE POWER TO STEAL
OUR HAPPINESS OR JOY. OUR HAPPINESS OR JOY.
DID HE STEAL YOUR HAPPINESS? DID HE STEAL YOUR HAPPINESS?
DESCRIBE THE EFFECT HE HAD ON DESCRIBE THE EFFECT HE HAD ON
YOU. YOU.
>> I THINK E LEADLITE ATHLETES T >> I THINK E LEADLITE ATHLETES T
HAVE GONE THROUGH THIS. HAVE GONE THROUGH THIS.
I THINK WERE REALLY GOOD AT I THINK WERE REALLY GOOD AT
COMPARTMENTALIZING THINGS. COMPARTMENTALIZING THINGS.
I THINK WE PUSHED IT IN THE BACK I THINK WE PUSHED IT IN THE BACK
OF OUR HEAD THAT IT DIDNT OF OUR HEAD THAT IT DIDNT
HAPPEN TO US. HAPPEN TO US.
ONCE YOU REALIZE IT HAPPENED TO ONCE YOU REALIZE IT HAPPENED TO
YOU, ITS SADDENING. YOU, ITS SADDENING.
I REMEMBER BAWLING MY EYES OUT. I REMEMBER BAWLING MY EYES OUT.
AND I WAS DRIVING AT THE TIME. AND I WAS DRIVING AT THE TIME.
MY PARENTS WOULD ASK, HEY, MY PARENTS WOULD ASK, HEY,
SIMONE -- THEY WOULD NEVER PUSH SIMONE -- THEY WOULD NEVER PUSH
ME TO TALK ABOUT IT. ME TO TALK ABOUT IT.
BUT MY AUTOMATIC RESPONSE WAS, BUT MY AUTOMATIC RESPONSE WAS,
NO. NO. I WOULD BE ANGRY.
NO.OULD BE ANGRY. NO. IT COULDNT HAPPEN TO ME. IT COULDNT HAPPEN TO ME. AND YOU COME TO REALIZE THAT IT AND YOU COME TO REALIZE THAT IT HAS HAPPENED. HAS HAPPENED. AND I THINK THATS WHEN I BROKE AND I THINK THATS WHEN I BROKE DOWN ABOUT IT. DOWN ABOUT IT. NOBODY WANTS THEIR DAUGHTER OR NOBODY WANTS THEIR DAUGHTER OR JUST EVEN AS AN INDIVIDUAL TO JUST EVEN AS AN INDIVIDUAL TO HAVE THAT HAPPEN TO THEM. HAVE THAT HAPPEN TO THEM. IT FEELS LIKE HE TOOK A PART OF
ME THAT I CANT GET BACK.PART OF ME THAT I CANT GET BACK.
IM WORKING ON THAT PART. IM WORKING ON THAT PART.
SO, IT WAS VERY HARD. SO, IT WAS VERY HARD.
>> NO ONE LIKES TO THINK OF >> NO ONE LIKES TO THINK OF
THEMSELVES AS A VICTIM. THEMSELVES AS A VICTIM.
THAT WORD CAN BE DISEMPOWERING, THAT WORD CAN BE DISEMPOWERING,
ESPECIALLY TO SOMEONE LIKE YOU ESPECIALLY TO SOMEONE LIKE YOU
WHO IS A CHAMPION. WHO IS A CHAMPION.
FOR A TIME, YOU BLAMED YOURSELF. FOR A TIME, YOU BLAMED YOURSELF.
YOU SAID, I KNOW NOW ITS NOT MY YOU SAID, I KNOW NOW ITS NOT MY
FAULT. FAULT. YOU KNOW THERE ARE WOMEN WHO MAY YOU KNOW THERE ARE WOMEN WHO MAY BE STRUGGLING. BE STRUGGLING. AND MAYBE BOYS AND MEN, TOO. AND MAYBE BOYS AND MEN, TOO. TO THOSE WHO ARE DOING THAT TO
THEMSELVES RIGHT NOW, WHAT DOO THEMSELVES RIGHT NOW, WHAT DO
YOU WANT THEM TO KNOW? YOU WANT THEM TO KNOW?
>> IT IS NOT YOUR FAULT. >> IT IS NOT YOUR FAULT.
SOME OF THEM, ITS A GROOMING SOME OF THEM, ITS A GROOMING
PROCESS. PROCESS. THE MAIN PART HE TOOK AWAY FROM
ME THAT I WILL NEVER GET BACK IS ME THAT I WILL NEVER GET BACK IS
TRUST. TRUST. ITS HARD TO TRUST SOME OTHER ITS HARD TO TRUST SOME OTHER PEOPLE. PEOPLE. AND I FIND MYSELF WALKING DOWN AND I FIND MYSELF WALKING DOWN THE STREET OR BEING IN PLACES THE STREET OR BEING IN PLACES IM SCARED. IM SCARED. I THINK THAT WAS THE MAIN THING. I THINK THAT WAS THE MAIN THING. BUT IT WILL ALL COME BACK WITHIN BUT IT WILL ALL COME BACK WITHIN TIME. TIME. >> THATS RIGHT. >> THATS RIGHT. [ APPLAUSE ] [ APPLAUSE ] >> IN A WAY, YOU HAVE THE >> IN A WAY, YOU HAVE THE BUILDING BLOCKS FOR RECOVERY
ALREADY IN YOU. FOR RECOVERY ALREADY IN YOU.
ITS NOT LIKE YOU HAD LIFE ITS NOT LIKE YOU HAD LIFE
CHALLENGES BEFORE YOU MET LARRY. CHALLENGES BEFORE YOU MET LARRY.
AND SOME WILL BE DOCUMENTED IN AND SOME WILL BE DOCUMENTED IN
THE NEW LIFETIME MOVIE, WHICH I THE NEW LIFETIME MOVIE, WHICH I
LOVE. LOVE. ITS SMAR EESS SPECTACULAR.
>> TO ME, THE MESSAGE OF THE >> TO ME, THE MESSAGE OF THE
MOVIE IS ABOUT RESILIENCE AND MOVIE IS ABOUT RESILIENCE AND
THE SACRIFICE. THE SACRIFICE.
THE SACRIFICE IT TAKES TO BE A THE SACRIFICE IT TAKES TO BE A
CHAMPION. CHAMPION. CAN YOU TALK ABOUT THAT?
YOU SEE SIMONE IN ALL OF HER YOU SEE SIMONE IN ALL OF HER
SUCCESS. SUCCESS. YOU DIDNT GET TO GO TO THE PROM
AND THE HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALLROM AND THE HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL
GAMES AND HANG OUT WITH YOUR GAMES AND HANG OUT WITH YOUR
FRIENDS ALL THE TIME. FRIENDS ALL THE TIME.
DESCRIBE THE SACRIFICE YOU HAD DESCRIBE THE SACRIFICE YOU HAD
TO GO THROUGH. TO GO THROUGH.
>> ITS HARD, ESPECIALLY FOR A >> ITS HARD, ESPECIALLY FOR A
YOUNG TEEN. YOUNG TEEN. A LOT OF KIDS GET TO EXPERIENCE
HIGH SCHOOL AND ALL THE PROMSCE HIGH SCHOOL AND ALL THE PROMS
AND FOOTBALL GAMES AND ALL THAT. AND FOOTBALL GAMES AND ALL THAT.
I HAD TO SACRIFICE SOME OF THOSE I HAD TO SACRIFICE SOME OF THOSE
DREAMS FOR A LITTLE BIT BIGGER DREAMS FOR A LITTLE BIT BIGGER
ONE. ONE.
AT THE TIME ITS CRAZY BECAUSE AT THE TIME ITS CRAZY BECAUSE
YOU CANT PREDICT THE FUTURE. YOU CANT PREDICT THE FUTURE.
I WOULD FIND MYSELF THINKING, IS I WOULD FIND MYSELF THINKING, IS
THIS WORTH IT? THIS WORTH IT?
I COULDNT RUB A GOLDEN BALL AND I COULDNT RUB A GOLDEN BALL AND
SAY, WILL I GO TO THE OLYMPICS? SAY, WILL I GO TO THE OLYMPICS?
YOU NEVER KNOW. YOU NEVER KNOW.
YOU MAKE THE SACRIFICES IN HOPES YOU MAKE THE SACRIFICES IN HOPES
THAT YOULL MAKE IT. THAT YOULL MAKE IT. ITS VERY HARD. ITS VERY HARD. I KNOW I DIDNT MAKE THE WRONG
CHOICE.I DIDNT MAKE THE WRONG CHOICE. >> YOU DID NOT. >> YOU DID NOT. [ APPLAUSE ]
ONE OF THE SACRIFICES YOU MADE ONE OF THE SACRIFICES YOU MADE
IS YOUR EDUCATION FOR YOUR IS YOUR EDUCATION FOR YOUR
ATHLETICS. ATHLETICS. NOW, YOURE GOING TO SCHOOL. NOW, YOURE GOING TO SCHOOL. >> UNIVERSITY OF THE PEOPLE. >> UNIVERSITY OF THE PEOPLE. >> AN ONLINE, ACCREDITED, FREE?
>> TUITION-FREE.CREDITED, FREE? >> TUITION-FREE.
AT THE END OF THE SEMESTER AND AT THE END OF THE SEMESTER AND
THE YEAR, ITS A TOTAL OF THE YEAR, ITS A TOTAL OF
$1,000. $1,000. SOME PEOPLE CANT PAY THOSE SOME PEOPLE CANT PAY THOSE MINIMUM FEES. MINIMUM FEES. WE HAVE A SIMONE BILES LEGACY
FUND TO GIVE SCHOLARSHIPS AWAY FUND TO GIVE SCHOLARSHIPS AWAY
FROM THE MINIMUM FUNDS. FROM THE MINIMUM FUNDS.
I THINK ITS VERY SPECIAL. I THINK ITS VERY SPECIAL.
MOST PEOPLE DONT HAVE THE MOST PEOPLE DONT HAVE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO GO TO SCHOOL. OPPORTUNITY TO GO TO SCHOOL.
IM VERY EXCITED ABOUT IT. IM VERY EXCITED ABOUT IT.
>> WERE ABOUT TO GO INTO THE >> WERE ABOUT TO GO INTO THE
WINTER OLYMPICS. WINTER OLYMPICS.
WILL YOU WATCH THAT? WILL YOU WATCH THAT?
>> I WILL WATCH IT. >> I WILL WATCH IT.
I AM STILL TRAINING, OBVIOUSLY. I AM STILL TRAINING, OBVIOUSLY.
>> WHATS YOUR FAVORITE THING TO >> WHATS YOUR FAVORITE THING TO
WATCH? WATCH?
>> I LOVE LINDSEY VONN AND >> I LOVE LINDSEY VONN AND
NATHAN CHEN. NATHAN CHEN.
>> IF YOU WERE A WINTER OLYMPICS >> IF YOU WERE A WINTER OLYMPICS
ATHLETE, WHAT WOULD YOU HAVE ATHLETE, WHAT WOULD YOU HAVE
DONE? DONE? >> I THINK I WOULD PICK ICE >> I THINK I WOULD PICK ICE SKATING. SKATING. >> IT MAKES SENSE. >> IT MAKES SENSE. THERES CORRELATIONS BETWEEN THERES CORRELATIONS BETWEEN YOUR TWO SPORTS. YOUR TWO SPORTS. CAN I ASK SOMETHING. CAN I ASK SOMETHING. WE WATCH THE TAPE OF YOU
FLIPPING AROUND IN THE AIR, WHAT FLIPPING AROUND IN THE AIR, WHAT
DOES THAT FEEL LIKE? DOES THAT FEEL LIKE?
>> TO ME, IT FEELS NORMAL. >> TO ME, IT FEELS NORMAL.
IF I DO TWO FLIPS AND ADD A IF I DO TWO FLIPS AND ADD A
TWIST IN IT, YOU DONT FEEL LIKE TWIST IN IT, YOU DONT FEEL LIKE
YOURE DOING THAT. YOURE DOING THAT.
SOMETIMES I LOOK BACK AND FEEL SOMETIMES I LOOK BACK AND FEEL
LIKE, THATS WHAT I DO? LIKE, THATS WHAT I DO?
I DONT FEEL IT. I DONT FEEL IT.
>> IT LOOKS LIKE IT FEELS LIKE >> IT LOOKS LIKE IT FEELS LIKE
FLYING. FLYING. >> IN A WAY.
BUT SOMETIMES, GRAVITY IS LIKE, BUT SOMETIMES, GRAVITY IS LIKE,
NOT TODAY. NOT TODAY.
>> GOING INTO 2020, YOU HAVE A >> GOING INTO 2020, YOU HAVE A
NEW COACH. NEW COACH. AND SO, HOW IS THAT CHANGING AND SO, HOW IS THAT CHANGING YOUR PREPARATION? YOUR PREPARATION? YOU TOOK SOME TIME OFF.
HAS IT BEEN TOUGH TO DUST OFF HAS IT BEEN TOUGH TO DUST OFF
THE WHEELS AND GET GOING AGAIN? THE WHEELS AND GET GOING AGAIN?
>> IT WAS TOUGH THE FIRST THREE >> IT WAS TOUGH THE FIRST THREE
DAYS, IM NOT GOING TO LIE. DAYS, IM NOT GOING TO LIE.
THE THIRD DAY, I WAS BAWLING MY THE THIRD DAY, I WAS BAWLING MY
EYES OUT. EYES OUT.
I COULD BARELY MOVE. I COULD BARELY MOVE.
AFTER I GOT OVER THE THIRD DAY, AFTER I GOT OVER THE THIRD DAY,
IT WAS BACK TO NORMAL. IT WAS BACK TO NORMAL.
>> THATS WHAT HAPPENED WHEN I >> THATS WHAT HAPPENED WHEN I
HAD TO WORK OUT WITH A ROPE FOR HAD TO WORK OUT WITH A ROPE FOR
THREE MINUTES. THREE MINUTES. GOOD LUCK. GOOD LUCK. THANK YOU.
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