WELCOME BACK!
MY NEXT GUEST IS A FIVE-TIME
OLYMPIC MEDALIST AND THE MOST
DECORATED AMERICAN FEMALE
GYMNAST OF ALL TIME.
HER NEW MEMOIR IS "COURAGE TO
SOAR".
PLEASE WELCOME THE EXTRAORDINARY
SIMONE BILES.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
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>> Stephen: SO HAPPY TO MEET
YOU!
>> THANK YOU.
>> Stephen: THANK YOU SO MUCH
FOR BEING HERE!
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
I'M JUST HAPPY TO LOOK AT YOU.
I HAVE SO MANY HAPPY MEMORIES
ASSOCIATED WITH YOU.
ARE YOU STILL HIGH OFF THE
OLYMPICS?
>> I THINK SO JUST BECAUSE THERE
IS THERE HASN'T BEEN TIME TO
SHOW EVERYTHING DOWN YET.
>> Stephen: WOW, I'M STILL
HIGH OFFER YOUR OLYMPICS.
LET'S EXPLAIN WHAT YOU'VE
ACHIEVED.
GOLD MEDALIST IN VAULT, FLOOR,
INDIVIDUAL, TEAM, ALL AROUND,
BRONZE MEDALIST BEAM, WON THE
INDIVIDUAL ALL-AROUND BY A 2.1
MARGIN LARGER THAN THE 1980 TO
2012 COMBINED SCORES, THREE-TIME
ALL-AROUND WORLD CHAMPION.
HOW HAS YOUR LIFE CHANGED SINCE
YOUR OLYMPIC DEBUT?
BECAUSE YOU WERE ALREADY A BIG
DEAL BEFORE THE OLYMPICS.
WHAT'S THAT NEXT LEVEL LIKE?
HOW DOES IT FEEL?
>> I GUESS MORE PEOPLE RECOGNIZE
ME EVERYWHERE I GO, BUT I TRY TO
KEEP EVERYTHING THE SAME AND I
HAVEN'T CHANGED EVERYTHING I'VE
DONE.
>> Stephen: SO YOU WALK DOWN
THE STREET, DO PEOPLE SAY, DON'T
FLIP!
>> I GET DIFFERENT REACTIONS
WHEREVER I GO.
>> Stephen: WHAT'S YOUR
FAVORITE.
DO YOU HAVE A FAVORITE REACTION
YOU'VE GOTTEN FROM SOMEBODY?
>> SOME WILL CRY AND SCREAM BUT
I'M LIKE, IT'S OKAY, IT'S OKAY.
>> Stephen: CAN I GUESS IT
MIGHT BE THIS ONE HERE?
THERE IS PRESIDENT OBAMA
ATTEMPTING TO DO A SPLIT.
>> YES.
>> Stephen: WITH YOU GIRLS ON
THE TEAM.
>> YES.
>> Stephen: HOW DID HE DO?
DID YOU GIVE HIM SCORES?
>> I THINK HE GOT A 10 BECAUSE
HE'S NOT USED TO DOING IT AND HE
TRIED IT IN A SUIT SO THAT'S
BONUS POINTS.
>> Stephen: YEAH.
# I'M GUESSING HE GOT LIKE A 7.5
FROM THE RUSSIAN JUDGE, THOUGH.
( LAUGHTER )
SO YOU'VE JUST FINISHED A TOUR.
IT'S CALLED THE TOUR OF
CHAMPIONS.
>> YES.
>> Stephen: KELLOGG'S TOUR OF
CHAMPIONS.
WHAT'S THAT LIKE TO BE ON THE
ROAD?
HOW LONG ARE YOU OUT LIVING SORT
OF THE --
>> DREAM?
>> Stephen: IS THAT THE DREAM
TO GO OUT THERE?
>> AFTERWARDS, I GUESS SO.
WE WERE GONE TWO AND A HALF
MONTHS.
>> Stephen: SO TWO AND A HALF
MONTHS IN A TOUR BUS?
WHAT'S THAT LIKE?
DO YOU GET ON EACH OTHER'S
NERVES?
>> SOMETIMES.
BUT IT'S GOOD BECAUSE YOU'RE
TOURING THE COUNTRY WITH YOUR
BEST FRIENDS.
>> Stephen: DO YOU HAVE
GROUPIES?
GUYS HANGING AROUND BACKSTAGE
WAITING FOR YOU TO FINISH WITH
FLOWERS AND STUFF LIKE THAT?
>> ACTUALLY, SOMETIMES, YES.
>> Stephen: THAT'S WHY YOU
HAVE SECURITY.
>> EXACTLY, WE DO.
( LAUGHTER )
>> Stephen: NOW, CAN ANYONE
LEARN OR DO YOU HAVE SUCH A
UNIQUE BODY TYPE THAT YOU ARE
SORT OF BUILT FOR WHAT YOU DO?
IF YOU WERE MY HEIGHT AND
MUSCULATURE, COULD YOU DO ANY OF
THE STUFF YOU DO BECAUSE I HAVE
TROUBLE DOING SETUPS SOMETIMES.
>> Stephen: IT WOULD TAKE A
LOT OF WORK BUT I WOULDN'T SAY
YOU CAN'T DO IT.
IT WOULD JUST MAYBE TAKE LONGER.
( LAUGHTER )
>> Stephen: I DON'T HAVE THAT
MUST HAVE TIME LEFT.
SO NOW YOU HAVE A BOOK CALLED
"COURAGE TO SOAR," A BODY IN
MOTION, A LIFE IN BALANCE.
>> YES.
>> Stephen: OKAY.
HOW HIGH DO YOU GO?
( APPLAUSE )
I ASSUME THIS TITLE IS BECAUSE
YOU'RE SO FAMOUS FOR THE HEIGHTH
YOU GET WHEN YOU TUMBLE.
HOW HIGH DO YOU GO IS THIS.
>> PROBABLY TWICE MY BODY
LENGTH.
I'M NOT TALL, SO ABOUT TEN FEET.
>> Stephen: WHAT DO YOU THINK
ABOUT WHEN YOU'RE UP THERE?
BECAUSE YOU STAY UP THERE FOR A
LONG TIME.
>> I DON'T KNOW.
SOMETIMES IT JUST GOES BLANK.
I DON'T KNOW.
>> Stephen: DO YOU EVER GET
DISTRACTED WHEN YOU'RE ABOUT TO
DO A TUMBLING PASS OR SOMETHING,
THE THINGS WE'RE WATCHING
THINKING, OH, MY GOD, I WOULD
KILL MYSELF IF I TRIED THAT,
AFTER YOU'VE DONE IT FOR THE
HUNDREDTH TIME, ARE YOU
THINKING, WHAT AM I GOING TO
HAVE FOR DINNER TONIGHT?
>> ALL THE TIME.
>> Stephen: REALLY?
I'M, LIKE, PIZZA, LET'S GO.
>> Stephen: WHEN YOU DO A
FLIP, LET'S SAY ON THE BALANCE
BEAM, AND YOU LAND ON CURLED
TOES BECAUSE I'VE SEEN THAT
HAPPEN, IS IT AS PAINFUL AS IT
LOOKS?
>> SOMETIMES IT CAN BE PAINFUL
BUT YOU TRY NOT TO SHOW THAT
SIDE.
YOU JUST KEEP GOING AND PRETEND
IT DIDN'T HAPPEN.
>> Stephen: I UNDERSTAND THE
PRETENDING PART, BUT IT'S
ACTUALLY VERY PAINFUL, ISN'T IT?
>> SOMETIMES.
SOMETIMES I WANT TO JUMP OFF THE
BEAM AND CURL UP IN A BALL BUT I
DON'T.
YOU DON'T SEE IT.
>> Stephen: THE JUDGES USUALLY
TAKE OFF .2 A POINT FOR CURLING
UP IN A BALL.
>> YES.
( LAUGHTER )
>> Stephen: ONE OF THE THINGS
YOU TALK ABOUT IN THIS BOOK IS
YOU'RE VERY OPEN ABOUT YOUR LIFE
AND HOW YOU WERE RAISED.
YOU WERE RAISED BY YOUR
GRANDPARENTS.
>> YES.
>> Stephen: YOU INCLUDED THE
STORIES HERE ABOUT YOUR
MOTHERHOOD, YOUR BIOLOGICAL MOTH
WHO ARE HAD SUBSTANCE ABUSE
PROBLEMS AND THE FACT YOU HAD AN
EXPERIENCE IN FOSTER CARE IN
YOUR EARLY LIFE.
WHY DID YOU WANT TO INCLUDE THAT
IN THE STORY?
WHY IS THAT IMPORTANT TO YOU?
>> I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR
KIDS TO KNOW THAT YOU DON'T HAVE
TO GROW UP IN CERTAIN
ENVIRONMENTS TO MAKE SOMETHING
GOOD OUT OF IT.
I WAS IN A FOSTER HOME AND NOW
I'M, LIKE, AN OLYMPIC GYMNAST,
SO I FEEL NO STORY IS PERFECT,
SO I THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT FOR
THEM TO KNOW.
YOU CAN REALLY MAKE ANYTHING OUT
OF WHATEVER YOU HAVE.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
>> Stephen: NOW, CAN YOU DO
SOMETHING FOR ME?
I WANT TO LEARN ONE THING.
>> OKAY.
>> Stephen: IS THERE ONE THING
ANYBODY COULD LEARN?
SOMETHING YOU COULD TEACH ME, A
TUMBLING MOVE OR SOME PART?
WHAT'S THE EASIEST THING?
>> SINCE YOU SAID YOU DIDN'T
HAVE A LOT OF TIME LEFT, I COULD
SHOW YOU HOW TO STICK SOMETHING.
>> Stephen: OKAY, SHOW ME HOW
TO STICK SOMETHING RIGHT HOAR.
HERE.
WHAT'S THE STICKING PART?
>> THE GIRLS DO SOMETHING
DIFFERENT FROM THE GUYS.
>> Stephen: OKAY.
A STICK IT IS WHEN YOU LAND IT
PERFECTLY AT THE END, RIGHT?
>> RIGHT, AND THEN DO YOUR
SALUTE.
>> Stephen: WHAT DO THE GUYS
DO?
>> THE GUYS DO LIKE THIS AND
SCREAM LIKE CRAZY.
BUT THE GIRLS JUST DO THIS.
>> Stephen: YOU DO IT AND I'LL
COPY YOU, ALL RIGHT?
( CHEERING )
CAN I JUMP DOWN FROM THIS?
>> YEAH.
( APPLAUSE )
>> Stephen: AAAHHH!
"COURAGE TO SOAR" IS OUT NOW.
SIMONE BILES, EVERYBODY!
BACK WITH JEFF WATSON!
