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" I hope the Final Five has shown that everyone is capable of success if they work hard. "
Laurie Hernandez
Work Hard
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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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" 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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" It's kind of like I won a gold medal with my family. "
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" On Sundays, I just love to go to church and then relax the whole day! "
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" People have always asked me why my favorite event was floor, and my answer was always, 'Because I love to dance!' "
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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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" 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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" Dancing is so much fun. "
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" I listen to a lot of music. One of my favorite songs is 'Final Song' by M. It's something that I listen to before a lot of competitions. "
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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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" 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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" I got a piece of a dead person's ligament in my body. "
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" I am extremely close to my grandma. Growing up, she would always do my hair; she was always the one who would make me chocolate milk or rice when I came home. "
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" I started a gymnastics class at five years old, but it became serious at seven. "
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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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" 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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