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" 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. "

Laurie Hernandez

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

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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'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. "

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" 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. "

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

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

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

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

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" Honestly, I don't really know the rules of tango! "

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

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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. "

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" I never look at scores or anything. "

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

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" 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. "

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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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" 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. "

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

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

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" Of course I'm very sassy. "

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" I started a gymnastics class at five years old, but it became serious at seven. "

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

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" 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. "

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