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" 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

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" Of course I'm very sassy. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" My athlete idol is Usain Bolt. He's inhumanly fast! "

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" 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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" Secretly, I'm a 5-year-old. "

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" 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. "

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

" 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. "

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

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

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Gold Medal

Kind

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

" 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.' "

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

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

" 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. "

" 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

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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. "

" When I was a little kid, I don't remember looking up and seeing so many Hispanic athletes out there. "

" 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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" Life has been a really big whirlwind, but it's been a lot of fun. I travel so much, and I'm constantly doing things that I love, but it's just me. "

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" My whole life revolved around gymnastics because I loved it so much. I home-schooled because of it; I changed my eating habits. "

" I would love to be an actress! "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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 never look at scores or anything. "