This Simone Biles, she’s somethin’ else, ain’t she? I seen her on the TV, flippin’ and floppin’ around like a fish outta water, but graceful like, you know? Simone Biles, that’s her name. Born in, uh, 1997, I think. March 14th, they said. That would make her, lemme count… well, she ain’t old, that’s for sure. Younger than my youngest, and he’s got grandkids of his own!

She was just a little tyke, six years old, when she went to one of them gymnast places. Just a field trip, they said. But, oh boy, did them coaches see somethin’ in her. She started copyin’ the bigger girls, movin’ just like ’em. Simone Biles’s talent, they called it. Natural talent.
This girl, Simone, she started doin’ this gymnast stuff when she was just 14. Fourteen! Can you believe it? Back in my day, 14-year-olds were helpin’ with the chores, not flippin’ around on no balance beam. But she got good, real good, real fast. Simone Biles got good fast. People started callin’ her the best ever.
- She got moves named after her.
- The Biles I and the Biles II.
- Hardest moves in the whole darn thing, they say.
She does them floor exercises, that’s her best thing. She just tumbles and jumps, higher than I ever seen. Like a little rabbit, bouncin’ around. Strong, too. Stronger than some of the men I know, probably. Simone Biles is strong. Got more medals than a general, I reckon. They said she got 11 medals at them Olympics. Eleven! More than any other girl in them United States. Imagine that. From little ol’ Columbus, Ohio to the whole world watchin’ her.
She’s been in them Paris Olympics, too. Simone Biles in Paris 2024, they called it. Heard it on the radio. She ain’t just good on the mat, neither. Heard she’s good off it, too. Helps folks. Stands up for what’s right. Good girl, that Simone.
They make a big fuss ’bout her, you know. For somethin’ they call Black History Month. Every February, they talk about folks like her. Important folks. Simone Biles for Black History Month, they say. She’s makin’ history, alright. Flippin’ and winnin’ and showin’ everyone what she’s made of.

She got these videos, too. You can watch ’em. Simone Biles videos, they’re everywhere. Showin’ her best stuff. Her best routines, they call ’em. And them Olympic moments. Lots of gold medals in them videos, I tell ya. Shinin’ bright.
They talk about her records, too. All the things she’s done that no one else has. Simone Biles’ records are long, I heard. More than my grocery list on a Sunday, that’s for sure. She’s broken a bunch of ’em, they say. Good for her.
She ain’t afraid of nothin’, that Simone. She just goes out there and does her thing. Don’t matter how hard it is. She just does it. Like she was born to do it, I guess. Some folks are just like that. Got that somethin’ special in ’em. Simone Biles is special, that’s for sure.
I don’t know much ’bout this gymnast stuff. Never did any of that myself. But I know talent when I see it. And that Simone Biles, she’s got it. She’s somethin’ to watch, I tell ya. Somethin’ to be proud of, too. She’s doin’ alright, that girl. Doin’ alright. You keep it up, Simone, you hear? We’re all watchin’ ya, and we’re all proud of ya. You just keep on flippin’ and floppin’ and showin’ them what you’re made of. That a girl!