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" It's weird to hear anyone call me a role model. "
Laurie Hernandez
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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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" 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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" 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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" 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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" Meeting kids who feel inspired by my story, it means so much to me. "
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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
Mom
She
" Being able to do something that I love and be at such a high level of gymnastics is just amazing. "
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Being
Level
Love
" 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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Done
Never
" 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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Maturity
" I feel I could be a role model to other Hispanic gymnasts interested in the sport, but I also want them to understand the importance of being focused, determined, and not giving up, despite all the struggles. "
Laurie Hernandez
Giving Up
Giving
Role Model
" 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. "
Laurie Hernandez
Tell
Surprise
Nobody
" I want to make sure I always show off my smile and have a positive attitude the whole time, whether it's during a performance, practice, or doing an interview. "
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Attitude
Doing
Positive
" I never look at scores or anything. "
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Never
Anything
Look
" Even though I'm a gymnast, I've always loved dancing. "
Laurie Hernandez
Always
Loved
Even
" On Sundays, I just love to go to church and then relax the whole day! "
Laurie Hernandez
Day
Love
Relax
" My earliest memory was watching gymnastics on live TV and wanting to do what the 'big girls' did. "
Laurie Hernandez
Wanting
Big
Watching
" 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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" Honestly, I don't really know the rules of tango! "
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Rules
Know
Really
" I would love to be an actress! "
Laurie Hernandez
Love
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Actress
" 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. "
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God
Day
Me
" No matter what race or color you are, you can aspire to do something great. "
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Great
Color
You
" The first meal that I learned to make was scrambled eggs. "
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Learned
First
Eggs
" I started a gymnastics class at five years old, but it became serious at seven. "
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Serious
Old
Years
" I've been to Tokyo-slash-Japan - we actually went to Yokohama in 2015 and 2013 for international competitions. I think that it would be really nice to go back and do a little Olympic thing there. "
Laurie Hernandez
Go
Been
Back
" 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. "
Laurie Hernandez
Eat
Day
Body
" 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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Push
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Goal
" I like history because you can't really progress without knowing what comes before you, so I think it's super fascinating. "
Laurie Hernandez
History
Knowing
Progress
" Everyone keeps asking me when I have time to rest. I'll tell you when: I get all my sleep on planes. If the flight is five hours, my nap is five hours! I'll sleep through the whole flight. "
Laurie Hernandez
Rest
Flight
Sleep
" My emotions kind of shine through my face, so whatever I'm thinking is what I'm portraying as well. "
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Thinking
Face
Emotions
" 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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