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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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" 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. "

Laurie Hernandez

Love

Little Girls

Think

" 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! "

" 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. "

" 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.' "

Laurie Hernandez

Proud

Family

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" We're all different, so even though someone is getting a skill before you, it doesn't mean that you're not good enough; it just means you have to wait a little bit, and the skill will come when it comes. "

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

" If you think too far ahead, then it'll just stress you out. "

" Dancing is different than gymnastics, but it's a good different, and it's something that I've always wanted to try. "

" Coming into 'Dancing With the Stars,' I thought it would be a lot easier. "

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

" It's kind of like I won a gold medal with my family. "

Laurie Hernandez

Gold Medal

Kind

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" The best part is when parents come up to me with their kids, and they say, 'My daughter started gymnastics because of you.' "

Laurie Hernandez

You

Parents

" 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! "

" I feel that, every day, God molds me into someone that He wants me to be. So if that means just, like, talking to teammates and helping them out, or, like, every so often I'll post a Bible verse on Twitter or Instagram. "

Laurie Hernandez

God

Day

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

" 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. "

Laurie Hernandez

Feeling

Happy

" 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. "

Laurie Hernandez

Opportunity

Over

" I like history because you can't really progress without knowing what comes before you, so I think it's super fascinating. "

" Dancing is so much fun. "

" I don't think that being Hispanic, being black, being white - I don't think that limits you to anything. I think everyone should just go for what they want. "