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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. "

Laurie Hernandez

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" 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. "

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" I don't see it as pressure at all. I see it as such an honor to just in some sort of way represent Puerto Rico and Hispanics and all the girls out there. "

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" As an athlete, the most important thing is the protein that you eat and the things that you put into your body. Without that, it's very hard to function throughout the day. "

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" I never look at scores or anything. "

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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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" I am second-generation American, and my grandparents are from Puerto Rico. "

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

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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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" 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. "

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" I think I still like science and art better, but geometry is a big improvement over algebra. "

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" 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. "

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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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" 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. "

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" Usually, before I salute the judge, I'm able to just grab the event, and I pray on it, and that really grounds me. For some reason, once I do that, I am able to think clearly, and I'm able to calm down right before I compete. "

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

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" Two people who really inspire me are my parents, Wanda and Anthony, just because they really made sure to keep up Hispanic culture in my family. "

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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 hope the Final Five has shown that everyone is capable of success if they work hard. "

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

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" The Olympics was really, really stressful because I had never done anything like it. At the same time, I was understanding something like that could never really happen again. I embraced it and took in everything. "

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" My mother was in the Army Reserve for six years. She taught me the importance of following rules, finishing what I start, never giving up, leadership skills, teamwork, staying positive, motivated and how to pack the military way when I'm traveling! "

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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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" People call me the human emoji because I think people recognize that if I'm ever thinking something or feeling a certain emotion, it goes straight to my face. So if I'm happy, you'll know I'm happy, and if I'm mad, you'll know I'm mad just by looking at me. "

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

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

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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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" 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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" 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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" I love performing for the crowd. Maybe that's what it is. I'm a crowd pleaser. "

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