Laurie Hernandez Quotes
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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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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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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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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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Of course I'm very sassy.
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The thing that makes me feel the most confident is definitely my smile. I like that my smile and my facial expressions really show what I'm feeling, and my smile is the best way to show that I'm happy.
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It's kind of like I won a gold medal with my family.
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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.
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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.'
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I think people are people. If you want something, go get it. I don't think it matters what race you are.
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I love performing for the crowd. Maybe that's what it is. I'm a crowd pleaser.
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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.
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My whole life revolved around gymnastics because I loved it so much. I home-schooled because of it; I changed my eating habits.
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Don't let people tell you that you can't do something.
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Coming into 'Dancing With the Stars,' I thought it would be a lot easier.
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Meeting kids who feel inspired by my story, it means so much to me.
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Honestly, I don't really know the rules of tango!
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I think I still like science and art better, but geometry is a big improvement over algebra.
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You're supposed to go to prom during high school. I don't go to high school. I homeschool.
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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.
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The big cheat meal will be a cookies and cream milkshake.
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Dancing is so much fun.
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Sometimes you just don't know what to say.
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The best part is when parents come up to me with their kids, and they say, 'My daughter started gymnastics because of you.'