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" 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. "

Laurie Hernandez

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" 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!' "

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

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

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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 would love to be an actress! "

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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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" 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. "

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

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

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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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" 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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" When I was 5, I was always joking around like, 'Oh man, I wanna go to the Olympics.' "

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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. "

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

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" 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. "

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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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" 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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