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Confident Nichols takes star role for powerful US team

Margaret Nichols of he U.S.performs during her floor routine as she takes part in the women's qualification competition at the World Artistic Gymnastics championships in Glasgow, Scotland, Saturday, Oct. 24, 2015. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)
Margaret Nichols of he U.S.performs during her floor routine as she takes part in the women's qualification competition at the World Artistic Gymnastics championships in Glasgow, Scotland, Saturday, Oct. 24, 2015. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader) Margaret Nichols of he U.S.performs during her floor routine as she takes part in the women's qualification competition at the World Artistic Gymnastics championships in Glasgow, Scotland, Saturday, Oct. 24, 2015. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)

GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) – Maggie Nichols couldn’t sleep. Not a wink. Prepping for her first world championships was becoming a heart-fluttering, anxiety-inducing Very Big Deal.

And it was bothering her roommate and best friend.

Chill, Simone Biles told Nichols. You got this.

“She was just like having problems like, ‘Oh, I can’t do this, I can’t do that,'” Biles said.

Even though Biles knew the opposite was true. Sorry, you don’t make your Twitter handle “@MagsGotSwags12” if you have self-esteem issues.