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" When I'm not training, I'm typically doing anything self-care, so, like, bath bombs and face masks, or, like, having a movie night with my family, if that's possible. "

Laurie Hernandez

Training

Night

Family

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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. "

" 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. "

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

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

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Big

Cream

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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

" The Olympics, as a little kid, it was such a big goal that I created for myself, and I was able to push through and make that happen. "

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

" 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

Win

Rise

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

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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

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

" 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. "

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Music

Calm

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

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

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

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

Laurie Hernandez

People

Dreams

" When I was a little kid, I looked up to other people, so I hope that I can inspire little kids. "

" 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. "

" 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

" 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!' "

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