I'm proud of myself for the way I pushed through and even learned that dismount.
In plain words
You're allowed to be proud of yourself just for pushing through.
Where these words come from
- Lots of sources credit Simone Biles with this, and they agree with each other. The book or the speech it first came from hasn't turned up yet.
- Direct quote to Today, 4 August 2021, after her Tokyo Olympics balance beam return (Wikiquote's sourced section). News interview, not a primary archive.
- Interview with Today, 4 August 2021
- 2021 · after returning to compete on balance beam at the Tokyo Olympics
