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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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" Usually, before I salute the judge, I'm able to just grab the event, and I pray on it, and that really grounds me. For some reason, once I do that, I am able to think clearly, and I'm able to calm down right before I compete. "

Laurie Hernandez

Down

Judge

" 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. "

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

" 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! "

" 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

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

" My first week at 'DWTS' was amazing! I definitely fangirled when I walked into the ballroom because I looked at all the judges and where they were sitting, and I was like, 'Wow, that's the official judges' table!' "

" 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. "

Laurie Hernandez

Fun

Travel

" I've been to Tokyo-slash-Japan - we actually went to Yokohama in 2015 and 2013 for international competitions. I think that it would be really nice to go back and do a little Olympic thing there. "

Laurie Hernandez

Been

Back

" 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 was an energetic child, always walking on my hands, flipping off of the back of the couch, or jumping up and down on my bed. "

" Through my life, I do want to inspire others. "

" I would love to be an actress! "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" I think a big part of what has helped me move forward with the sport is my family. We're all so close together, and the support system has been amazing. "

" 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. "

" My earliest memory was watching gymnastics on live TV and wanting to do what the 'big girls' did. "

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

" You're supposed to go to prom during high school. I don't go to high school. I homeschool. "

" As far as cartoons go, I watched a lot of 'Ed, Edd, n Eddy' when I was a kid. "

" Of course I'm very sassy. "

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

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

" 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. "

Laurie Hernandez

People

Know

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

Laurie Hernandez

Gold Medal

Kind

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

Laurie Hernandez

Olympics

" 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

Down

Fun