Simone Biles tells Wash U grads ‘be bold,’ not perfect

Simone Biles tells Wash U grads ‘be bold,’ not perfect

Simone Biles knows it’s impossible to score a “perfect 10” in gymnastics since the open-ended scoring method was adopted in 2006.Biles, who has posted 9.9 scores in various events during her historic USA Gymnastics career, told Washington University graduates on Monday May 12, 2025, that perfection is not as important as personal growth and achievement.“The world doesn’t need you to be perfect. It needs you to be bold. It needs you to care. It n…