Laurie Hernandez Quotes
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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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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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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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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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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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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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Being able to do something that I love and be at such a high level of gymnastics is just amazing.
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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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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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When I was a little kid, I don't remember looking up and seeing so many Hispanic athletes out there.
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Even though I'm a gymnast, I've always loved dancing.
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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 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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Through my life, I do want to inspire others.
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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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It's really hard to be all serious in the tango and not break into laughter.
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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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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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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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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.
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Of course I'm very sassy.
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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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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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A goal of making it to the Olympic Games has motivated me to work very hard in my sport.