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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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" 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. "

Laurie Hernandez

Doing

Control

Maturity

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

Laurie Hernandez

Gold Medal

Kind

" 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. "

" 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!' "

" 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. "

Laurie Hernandez

Done

Never

" 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. "

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

" 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! "

" When you're a little kid, and you're, like, thinking about the Olympics, and you just have this big expectation, it just lived up exactly to that. "

" People have seen me at my best, but I don't think most of them know everything that it took to get me to where I am today. "

" 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. "

Laurie Hernandez

People

Know

" 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. "

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

" 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 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. "

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

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

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

" People have always asked me why my favorite event was floor, and my answer was always, 'Because I love to dance!' "

Laurie Hernandez

Why

Love

" 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. "

" 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 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. "

Laurie Hernandez

Home

She

" I would love to be an actress! "

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

" As far as cartoons go, I watched a lot of 'Ed, Edd, n Eddy' when I was a kid. "

" Of course I'm very sassy. "

" Honestly, I don't really know the rules of tango! "

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