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" Even though I'm a gymnast, I've always loved dancing. "

Laurie Hernandez

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" I feel I could be a role model to other Hispanic gymnasts interested in the sport, but I also want them to understand the importance of being focused, determined, and not giving up, despite all the struggles. "

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

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" The first meal that I learned to make was scrambled eggs. "

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" When I was a little kid, I looked up to other people, so I hope that I can inspire little kids. "

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" Since kindergarten, I was the shortest kid in class. They always put me toward the front in school pictures, because you couldn't see me if I was in the back. It was kind of funny. "

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" I hope I can help inspire people to go for their dreams. "

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" A goal of making it to the Olympic Games has motivated me to work very hard in my sport. "

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" If you want to train hard enough to go to the Olympics, then you're going to go out, and you're going to do it. It doesn't matter what skin color or who you are. "

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" I do like writing. When I was a little kid, I used to love writing funny, silly stories - and my mom would always encourage it. I don't know why I ever stopped! "

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

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" I like history because you can't really progress without knowing what comes before you, so I think it's super fascinating. "

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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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" Of course I'm very sassy. "

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" Dancing is different than gymnastics, but it's a good different, and it's something that I've always wanted to try. "

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" Growing up, there wasn't an exact Hispanic role model that I had. I didn't realize how big a difference I was making, going to the Olympics and being Hispanic, until I would be in an autograph session, and parents would come up to me and say, 'You know, our family is so proud of you, you're really doing Hispanics proud.' "

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" I think it's amazing that I can go out there and be myself, and the fact that I'm carrying Puerto Rico on my back a little bit is such an honor. "

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" Coming into 'Dancing With the Stars,' I thought it would be a lot easier. "

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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 I was a little kid, I don't remember looking up and seeing so many Hispanic athletes out there. "

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" I don't think that being Hispanic, being black, being white - I don't think that limits you to anything. I think everyone should just go for what they want. "

Laurie Hernandez

" 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 mom decided that she wanted to put the mirror ball trophy on the coffee table in the center of our living room. When people walk in, it's kind of like, 'Uh.' It's a little weird. Maybe we should put it in the corner or something. "

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" The best part is when parents come up to me with their kids, and they say, 'My daughter started gymnastics because of you.' "

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" Everyone keeps asking me when I have time to rest. I'll tell you when: I get all my sleep on planes. If the flight is five hours, my nap is five hours! I'll sleep through the whole flight. "

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" If I could go anywhere, I'd love to visit Greece someday because it looks so beautiful, and I'd also love to go to Mexico. "

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" When you have family with you, it gives you extra energy. "

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" People would be surprised to know I had a flip phone until 2015. "

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