Inspiration from Simone Biles, The Rise Of HOPE
American gymnast Simone Biles is undoubtedly the shining star of Rio 2016.
A newcomer to the Olympics, she’s so far ahead of her competition that other gymnasts joked that the real contest was to see who placed second.
But her life hasn’t been easy.
Her biological mother struggled with serious drug and alcohol abuse, and when Simone was just five she was taken into care.
Simone and her sister Adria, who was three at the time, stayed in a foster home in Ohio waiting to be adopted – until her biological grandparents, Ron and Nellie, found out what had happened and decided to adopt the girls themselves.
It was while living with her new parents that Simone’s talent began to flourish – and she would be on her way to becoming one of the greatest gymnasts of our time.
