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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. "

Laurie Hernandez

Giving Up

Giving

Role Model

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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. "

" 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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Pictures

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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. "

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

" 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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Phone

Child

" Don't let people tell you that you can't do something. "

" Dancing is so much fun. "

" 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. "

" 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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Proud

Family

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

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

" My first week at 'DWTS' was amazing! I definitely fangirled when I walked into the ballroom because I looked at all the judges and where they were sitting, and I was like, 'Wow, that's the official judges' table!' "

" I never look at scores or anything. "

" I was an energetic child, always walking on my hands, flipping off of the back of the couch, or jumping up and down on my bed. "

" I love my height because when I'm doing gymnastics, it really benefits the sport - and also, I think being short is kind of cute. "

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

" Sometimes you just don't know what to say. "

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

Laurie Hernandez

People

Dreams

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

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

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Idol

Fast

" 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. "

" I want to be a role model. I want to be able to know that I inspired girls to work hard and go for their dreams and to never give up. "

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

Laurie Hernandez

Secretly

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

" 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. "

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

" I got a piece of a dead person's ligament in my body. "

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