Besides ADHD, Gymnastics GOAT Simone Biles Shares the Same Fears as Swimming Legend Michael Phelps

Simone Biles, also cited as one of the best-known gymnasts in Olympics history, needs no introduction. Despite her humble beginnings, this self-made entity has won 7 Olympic medals, 4 of them being Gold. This fearless soul has risen above hate time and again to prove her mettle. Moreover, Biles has always stood up for the causes she’s believed in.

Yet, Biles is only human. Thus, quite like any other human, she has few fears and flaws. For an interview that Simone Biles did with Athleta for a collab on their sportswear line, her fears were revealed. Biles, along with her close ones, like her mother and younger sister, did a section called Meet The Real Simone Biles for the company.

Overall, the interview had an easygoing and candid tone where Biles’s teammate, her mother, her sister and others opened up about certain aspects and practices of her. Most of them were gushing about the athlete’s achievements. It was during this session that a surprising similarity between both Biles and Michael Phelps.

Simone Biles opens up about a fear

As strange as it sounds, both Biles, and the record-breaking Swimmer Phelps, share a mutual fear of snakes. This tidbit was shared by Simone’s Agent Janey Miller. In the interview, when asked about a tip that Simone gives and follows for herself, she shared something intriguing. She said, “Face your Fears. When Simone is afraid of anything she makes herself work through it.”

It was here that she added, “We used to commiserate over our fear of snakes until she bought a pet snake to overcome her fear…”

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In an earlier interview, swimmer and Olympian Michael Phelps had said something similar. He’d recounted in a news interview that from his mere boyhood, he had ophidiophobia. So much so, that his acquaintances weren’t allowed to use the proper noun for these slithery reptilians.

There’s no stopping Biles

One thing’s a sure deal, no force can stop Biles. Sure, just like Phelps, she has her fair share of doubters and nay-sayers, but she is not the one to let them get under her skin.

With a strength that show’s both on the gymnastics floor and in her daily battles, she knows what she wants and isn’t afraid to speak up for it. This is precisely one of the many reasons she is a motivator for the masses. Her hard work is what makes her so successful.

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