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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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" When you have family with you, it gives you extra energy. "

" 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. "

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

" I like history because you can't really progress without knowing what comes before you, so I think it's super fascinating. "

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

" 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. "

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

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

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

" Growing up and seeing Shawn Johnson, for her to call me on the phone, I think my inner child was freaking out! "

Laurie Hernandez

Phone

Child

" 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

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

Laurie Hernandez

Idol

Fast

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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! "

" I hope I can help inspire people to go for their dreams. "

Laurie Hernandez

People

Dreams

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

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

" 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. "

" 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

Parents

Culture

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

" 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. "

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

" The big cheat meal will be a cookies and cream milkshake. "

Laurie Hernandez

Big

Cream

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