crack! of her feet hitting the runway, and the audio of the shocked spotter jumping out of her way are worth putting on your headphones.
It's impossible to watch Simone Biles fly and not feel that little “oh!” of wonder—the kind that's usually produced by an unbelievable moment in nature or a spectacular poem.
She makes human potential feel vaster and more untapped than you realized. In the last split-second of the video, when she goes crashing to the ground, it feels like even she is surprised by her own strength.
The power to fly is a superpower that humans literally dream of. If anyone is going to come close, we're glad it's Simone. Jenny Singer is a staff writer for Glamour.
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