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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! "

Laurie Hernandez

Silly

Mom

Funny

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" It's weird to hear anyone call me a role model. "

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Hear

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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. "

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

" My whole life revolved around gymnastics because I loved it so much. I home-schooled because of it; I changed my eating habits. "

" Homeschooling is great because it's extremely lenient, and so if there's a day I come home from practice and mentally, I'm just exhausted, I can actually just save the test for the next day if I really have to. "

" It's really hard to be all serious in the tango and not break into laughter. "

" 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.' "

" Something that would probably surprise my fans is that I wear contact lenses, and nobody really knows that because I guess I've never really had to tell anybody about that. "

" 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. "

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

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

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

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

Laurie Hernandez

Gold Medal

Kind

" 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. "

" I'm glad to be partnered with Orgullosa because I feel that now that I'm able to win a gold medal at the Olympics, win a silver medal, I feel little girls will be able to look up to me, and Hispanics will kind of rise a little more. "

Laurie Hernandez

Win

Rise

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" You're supposed to go to prom during high school. I don't go to high school. I homeschool. "

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

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

" When you're a little kid, and you're, like, thinking about the Olympics, and you just have this big expectation, it just lived up exactly to that. "

" 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. "

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

Laurie Hernandez

You

Parents

" Every year, my mom makes sure I have my checkups and everything, which is probably a really good idea. She's great with all that health stuff. "

" I love listening to music in general before I compete. It's something that calms me down, and meditating and breathing before I get up there to calm all my nerves. "

Laurie Hernandez

Music

Calm

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

" My greatest inspiration is my coach, Maggie Haney. "

" I feel that, every day, God molds me into someone that He wants me to be. So if that means just, like, talking to teammates and helping them out, or, like, every so often I'll post a Bible verse on Twitter or Instagram. "

Laurie Hernandez

God

Day

" I would love to be an actress! "