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sheshe2

(87,896 posts)
Tue May 9, 2017, 02:26 PM May 2017

Simone Biles Was Asked To Smile. Her Response To That Question Is Gold.

Following her Paso Doble performance, judge Carrie Ann Inaba said she saw improvement, but added that the Olympic gold medalist should be careful not to dance “like a metronome.” Host Tom Bergeron jumped in, asking, “I was waiting for you to smile at some of the compliments, you didn’t.”


(Oh, dude. No.)


Biles’ response: “Smiling doesn’t win you gold medals.”

The comment shut down the host, earning “oohs” from the audience and a ton of support online.









MORE: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/dont-ask-simone-biles-to-smile_us_5911e57be4b050bdca5fc482?section=us_black-voices

Simone~ You go girl! Brava. Bella Bellisimo. Boom.

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Simone Biles Was Asked To Smile. Her Response To That Question Is Gold. (Original Post) sheshe2 May 2017 OP
Savage AF irisblue May 2017 #1
Boom it is. brer cat May 2017 #2
She is an amazing young women. sheshe2 May 2017 #3

brer cat

(26,411 posts)
2. Boom it is.
Tue May 9, 2017, 02:54 PM
May 2017

She is so remarkable! I could watch her for hours and still be awed by her strength and mastery.

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