Simone Biles, the most decorated American gymnast of all time, speaks on finding a balance in and out of the gym:

The gymnast has already achieved an unmatched level of excellence, so choosing to put herself through another year was to prove to no one but herself that she could, that at 24 she was better than ever, and that even after everything she’s been through, she still loves her sport. “I know I’m doing it for me,” she says. “I do it because I still have such a passion for it.”

But, after years of the laser focus it takes to be the greatest in history, Biles has also spent the last year finding some equilibrium in a life that had previously been all about the work.

“Before I would only focus on the gym,” she says. “But me being happy outside the gym is just as important as me being happy and doing well in the gym. Now it’s like everything’s coming together.”

Part of this balance includes self-care (baths with Dr. Teal’s), eating Mexican food (“I’m obsessed with cheese, so I start with queso and beef”), relaxing with her boyfriend (Houston Texans safety Jonathan Owens—they met on Raya), and trying to find a hobby. “I feel like everybody was painting, or knitting, or doing something cool in quarantine, so I was like, ‘I’m going to learn how to do my makeup, my hair, and my nails.’ I almost ruined my nails, so that is no longer permitted. I’ve definitely gotten better at doing my hair, but clearly I’m not gifted in that department,” she says with a laugh. “I’m just really trying to find who I am.”

Source: Glamour