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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.' "

Laurie Hernandez

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" 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

" 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. "

Laurie Hernandez

" 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.' "

Laurie Hernandez

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

Laurie Hernandez

" 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. "

Laurie Hernandez

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

Laurie Hernandez

" On Sundays, I just love to go to church and then relax the whole day! "

Laurie Hernandez

" I would love to be an actress! "

Laurie Hernandez

" People have always asked me why my favorite event was floor, and my answer was always, 'Because I love to dance!' "

Laurie Hernandez

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

Laurie Hernandez

" 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. "

Laurie Hernandez

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

Laurie Hernandez

" 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. "

Laurie Hernandez

" People would be surprised to know I had a flip phone until 2015. "

Laurie Hernandez

" 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. "

Laurie Hernandez

" I listen to a lot of music. One of my favorite songs is 'Final Song' by M. It's something that I listen to before a lot of competitions. "

Laurie Hernandez

" 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. "

Laurie Hernandez

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

Laurie Hernandez

" 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. "

Laurie Hernandez

" The thing that makes me feel the most confident is definitely my smile. I like that my smile and my facial expressions really show what I'm feeling, and my smile is the best way to show that I'm happy. "

Laurie Hernandez

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

Laurie Hernandez

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

Laurie Hernandez

" Dancing is so much fun. "

Laurie Hernandez

" 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. "

Laurie Hernandez

" 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

" I think I still like science and art better, but geometry is a big improvement over algebra. "

Laurie Hernandez

" I think people are people. If you want something, go get it. I don't think it matters what race you are. "

Laurie Hernandez

" Don't let people tell you that you can't do something. "

Laurie Hernandez

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

Laurie Hernandez

" 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. "

Laurie Hernandez