But Biles' road to Rio was far from easy. She and her sister, Adria, were born in Columbus, Ohio, to drug-addicted parents. They had no relationship with their father and their mother was in and out jail, ultimately losing custody of both of them.

The two girls bounced between foster homes until Simone was 6 years old. In an interview with Texas Monthly, Biles recalled one foster home even had a trampoline, but she was not allowed to play on it.
 
The foster home bouncing settled when Simone's grandparents, Ron and Nellie Biles, officially adopted the two girls and relocated them to their home in Spring, Texas. (Photo courtesy of the Biles family/via TexasMonthly.com)
 
Ron and Nellie introduced Simone to gymnastics. After a year at a Texas gym, trainer and former competitive gymnast, Aimee Boorman noticed Simone's gift.
 
Since that moment, Boorman has guided Simone's meteoric rise.
 
Simone's grandparents also legally adopted the two girls and introduced them to the Christian faith. Faith and family have kept Biles grounded along her journey to becoming the "best athlete in the world."
 
Biles told US Weekly, "My mom, Nellie, got me a rosary at church. I don't use it to pray before a competition. I'll just pray normally to myself, but I have it there in case."
 
Since 2013, Biles has earned 10 World Championship gold medals, two Pacific Rim Championship golds, and the all-around gold at the 2015 American Cup. (Photo "the Final Five"/via Fox Sports)
 
At 19, she is also the first woman to win three consecutive all-around World Championship titles.
 
The three-time world champion led the way in the all-around competition in the Olympic gymnastics preliminaries Sunday.
 
Biles and her teammates Gabby Douglas, Aly Raisman, Madison Kocian, and Laurie Hernandez, [together won Team Gold with a collective score of 8.209 points on Tuesday night in Rio].

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