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" Being able to do something that I love and be at such a high level of gymnastics is just amazing. "

Laurie Hernandez

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

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" When I'm not training, I'm typically doing anything self-care, so, like, bath bombs and face masks, or, like, having a movie night with my family, if that's possible. "

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" Being able to wear contacts, you don't have to worry about your glasses falling off or how you look during your beam routine. As soon as they're in, literally two minutes later, you forget that they're on. "

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" If you think too far ahead, then it'll just stress you out. "

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" Having the opportunity to go to the U.S. Olympics was great because I was the first Latina in over 30 years to compete in gymnastics at the Olympics. "

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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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" Now that I'm doing all these big competitions, I've learned to control my nerves and control my mindset, and I think that's where the maturity comes in. "

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

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" My family has always been very close. Ever since I was a kid, everybody was always together, including my grandma. In the mornings, my mom would work, and my grandma would help me get ready and would walk me to school. We were all so close to her. "

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