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" 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. "

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" 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

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Day

Body

" 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

" 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'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. "

Laurie Hernandez

Win

Rise

" 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. "

Laurie Hernandez

Down

Judge

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

Laurie Hernandez

Pictures

Funny

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

" 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

" The first meal that I learned to make was scrambled eggs. "

" Sometimes you just don't know what to say. "

" 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

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

Laurie Hernandez

Gold Medal

Kind

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

" My greatest inspiration is my coach, Maggie Haney. "

" A goal of making it to the Olympic Games has motivated me to work very hard in my sport. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

Laurie Hernandez

Hear

Call

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

" I am second-generation American, and my grandparents are from Puerto Rico. "

" 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. "

" 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! "

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

" 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

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

" My emotions kind of shine through my face, so whatever I'm thinking is what I'm portraying as well. "

" 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. "