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" As far as cartoons go, I watched a lot of 'Ed, Edd, n Eddy' when I was a kid. "

Laurie Hernandez

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" My earliest memory was watching gymnastics on live TV and wanting to do what the 'big girls' did. "

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" Life has been a really big whirlwind, but it's been a lot of fun. I travel so much, and I'm constantly doing things that I love, but it's just me. "

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" Growing up and seeing Shawn Johnson, for her to call me on the phone, I think my inner child was freaking out! "

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" I started a gymnastics class at five years old, but it became serious at seven. "

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" Of course I'm very sassy. "

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" No matter what race or color you are, you can aspire to do something great. "

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" Basically, I was a little bit nervous before competing beam at the Olympics, and I had this nervous thing to just talk to myself, like 'You can do it, you can do it.' And right before I hopped up there, I said, 'I got this.' "

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" I hope the Final Five has shown that everyone is capable of success if they work hard. "

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" It's kind of like I won a gold medal with my family. "

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" My athlete idol is Usain Bolt. He's inhumanly fast! "

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" On Sundays, I just love to go to church and then relax the whole day! "

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" People call me the human emoji because I think people recognize that if I'm ever thinking something or feeling a certain emotion, it goes straight to my face. So if I'm happy, you'll know I'm happy, and if I'm mad, you'll know I'm mad just by looking at me. "

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" I tell everyone that I'm 5 feet-1 inch tall, but I think I'm technically 5 feet. My mom says she's 4 feet 11 inches, and I'm barely taller than her. "

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" When you're a little girl, and you're watching the Olympics, and you see this very diverse group of gymnasts out there, and - I think this team, the Final 5, will inspire so many little girls to go out there and do what they love. "

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" My emotions kind of shine through my face, so whatever I'm thinking is what I'm portraying as well. "

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" My parents have tried not to intrude. They kind of stayed apart from my gymnastics but are very supportive, and that's very helpful as a gymnast to not have your parents say, 'Did you do this today?' and just be very on top of you. "

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" As an athlete, the most important thing is the protein that you eat and the things that you put into your body. Without that, it's very hard to function throughout the day. "

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" I am second-generation American, and my grandparents are from Puerto Rico. "

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" We're all different, so even though someone is getting a skill before you, it doesn't mean that you're not good enough; it just means you have to wait a little bit, and the skill will come when it comes. "

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" I think a big part of what has helped me move forward with the sport is my family. We're all so close together, and the support system has been amazing. "

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" The Olympics, as a little kid, it was such a big goal that I created for myself, and I was able to push through and make that happen. "

Laurie Hernandez

" Usually, before I salute the judge, I'm able to just grab the event, and I pray on it, and that really grounds me. For some reason, once I do that, I am able to think clearly, and I'm able to calm down right before I compete. "

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" Honestly, I don't really know the rules of tango! "

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" I would love to be an actress! "

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" The big cheat meal will be a cookies and cream milkshake. "

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" Through my life, I do want to inspire others. "

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" Secretly, I'm a 5-year-old. "

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" I've been to Tokyo-slash-Japan - we actually went to Yokohama in 2015 and 2013 for international competitions. I think that it would be really nice to go back and do a little Olympic thing there. "

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" I'm confident. I'm a crowd pleaser. "

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