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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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" 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

" I would love to be an actress! "

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

" I love listening to music in general before I compete. It's something that calms me down, and meditating and breathing before I get up there to calm all my nerves. "

Laurie Hernandez

Music

Calm

" 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. "

" 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

" No matter what race or color you are, you can aspire to do something great. "

" 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. "

" I want to be a role model. I want to be able to know that I inspired girls to work hard and go for their dreams and to never give up. "

" 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

" When I was 5, I was always joking around like, 'Oh man, I wanna go to the Olympics.' "

Laurie Hernandez

Olympics

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

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

" Meeting kids who feel inspired by my story, it means so much to me. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

Laurie Hernandez

Hear

Call

" If you want to train hard enough to go to the Olympics, then you're going to go out, and you're going to do it. It doesn't matter what skin color or who you are. "

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

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

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

" 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

" Being able to wear contacts, you don't have to worry about your glasses falling off or how you look during your beam routine. As soon as they're in, literally two minutes later, you forget that they're on. "

" 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. "

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

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

" My mom decided that she wanted to put the mirror ball trophy on the coffee table in the center of our living room. When people walk in, it's kind of like, 'Uh.' It's a little weird. Maybe we should put it in the corner or something. "