Laurie Hernandez Quotes
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My mom decided that she wanted to put the mirror ball trophy on the coffee table in the center of our living room. When people walk in, it's kind of like, 'Uh.' It's a little weird. Maybe we should put it in the corner or something.
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On Sundays, I just love to go to church and then relax the whole day!
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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.'
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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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Through my life, I do want to inspire others.
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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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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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I don't think that being Hispanic, being black, being white - I don't think that limits you to anything. I think everyone should just go for what they want.
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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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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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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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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.
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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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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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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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When I was 5, I was always joking around like, 'Oh man, I wanna go to the Olympics.'
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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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Being able to do something that I love and be at such a high level of gymnastics is just amazing.
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I would love to be an actress!
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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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It's really hard to be all serious in the tango and not break into laughter.
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Even though I'm a gymnast, I've always loved dancing.
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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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A goal of making it to the Olympic Games has motivated me to work very hard in my sport.