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" My emotions kind of shine through my face, so whatever I'm thinking is what I'm portraying as well. "
Laurie Hernandez
Thinking
Face
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" The best part is when parents come up to me with their kids, and they say, 'My daughter started gymnastics because of you.' "
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" 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. "
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" 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! "
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" When I was 5, I was always joking around like, 'Oh man, I wanna go to the Olympics.' "
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" As far as cartoons go, I watched a lot of 'Ed, Edd, n Eddy' when I was a kid. "
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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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" People call me the human emoji because I think people recognize that if I'm ever thinking something or feeling a certain emotion, it goes straight to my face. So if I'm happy, you'll know I'm happy, and if I'm mad, you'll know I'm mad just by looking at me. "
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" People would be surprised to know I had a flip phone until 2015. "
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Phone
People
Surprised
" It's really hard to be all serious in the tango and not break into laughter. "
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" 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. "
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Nobody
" I think people are people. If you want something, go get it. I don't think it matters what race you are. "
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You
Want
" 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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Everyone
Mom
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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
" 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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People
Know
" If I could go anywhere, I'd love to visit Greece someday because it looks so beautiful, and I'd also love to go to Mexico. "
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Go
Beautiful
Mexico
" I like history because you can't really progress without knowing what comes before you, so I think it's super fascinating. "
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History
Knowing
Progress
" My athlete idol is Usain Bolt. He's inhumanly fast! "
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Idol
He
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" 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
Happen
Goal
" 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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Top
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" The first meal that I learned to make was scrambled eggs. "
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First
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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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" On Sundays, I just love to go to church and then relax the whole day! "
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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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" 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. "
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You
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" Honestly, I don't really know the rules of tango! "
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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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" I think I still like science and art better, but geometry is a big improvement over algebra. "
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Science
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Got
Piece
" Dancing is so much fun. "
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Fun
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