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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. "

Laurie Hernandez

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" The thing that makes me feel the most confident is definitely my smile. I like that my smile and my facial expressions really show what I'm feeling, and my smile is the best way to show that I'm happy. "

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" I knew when I started gymnastics, I wanted to have a lot of fun and eventually go to the Olympics. On the moments where I felt really down, I just remembered, 'You're almost there. Just keep going. Keep working hard.' "

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

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" When I perform and the crowd is cheering, there's a ringing noise in my head. I'm just zoned in, and even though I know there are people watching me, all I hear is this ringing inside of me. "

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" 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.' "

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" 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. "

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

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

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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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" 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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" 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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" 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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" When I came home after 'DWTS,' I had a couple of days, and I had actually given the Mirrorball to my mom. She loves to decorate the house, so I said, 'Here - make it pretty. Do what you want with it! "

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

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

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" I definitely take it as a really big responsibility on my shoulders to make sure I'm motivating my generation and the people around me and, hopefully, inspire people to try something new. "

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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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" Meeting kids who feel inspired by my story, it means so much to me. "

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

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" Being able to do something that I love and be at such a high level of gymnastics is just amazing. "

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" 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. "

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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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" 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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" I never look at scores or anything. "

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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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" 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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