Laurie Hernandez Quotes
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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!'
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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.
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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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My mother was in the Army Reserve for six years. She taught me the importance of following rules, finishing what I start, never giving up, leadership skills, teamwork, staying positive, motivated and how to pack the military way when I'm traveling!
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I tell everyone that I'm 5 feet-1 inch tall, but I think I'm technically 5 feet. My mom says she's 4 feet 11 inches, and I'm barely taller than her.
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People have seen me at my best, but I don't think most of them know everything that it took to get me to where I am today.
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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.
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Being able to do something that I love and be at such a high level of gymnastics is just amazing.
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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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When you're a little girl, and you're watching the Olympics, and you see this very diverse group of gymnasts out there, and - I think this team, the Final 5, will inspire so many little girls to go out there and do what they love.
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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.
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Even though I'm a gymnast, I've always loved dancing.
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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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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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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.
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Through my life, I do want to inspire others.
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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.
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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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When I was a little kid, I looked up to other people, so I hope that I can inspire little kids.
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I feel that, every day, God molds me into someone that He wants me to be. So if that means just, like, talking to teammates and helping them out, or, like, every so often I'll post a Bible verse on Twitter or Instagram.
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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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Of course I'm very sassy.
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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.