Simone Biles reveals the truth about calf injuries during the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris

“I’m a lot happier and I chose to do this,” Simone told NBC News in August. “So at the end of the day, whatever happens happens. But I’m in a good place mentally and physically, so you can’t take that away from me.”

And while Simone faced physical pain during her performances at the 2024 Olympics – even wearing a boot on her left leg afterwards – she had also previously opened up about why she was well-equipped to deal with it.

“I feel like elite athletes are pretty tough,” she told NBC News. “So we’re just, through pain or pleasure, ready for whatever.”

And will Simone continue to push to come to Los Angeles in 2028? She would rather you not ask.