American - Athlete | June 9, 2000 -
I think a big part of what has helped me move forward with the sport is my family. We're all so close together, and the support system has been amazing.
Laurie Hernandez
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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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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.
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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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Being able to wear contacts, you don't have to worry about your glasses falling off or how you look during your beam routine. As soon as they're in, literally two minutes later, you forget that they're on.
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I like history because you can't really progress without knowing what comes before you, so I think it's super fascinating.
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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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My athlete idol is Usain Bolt. He's inhumanly fast!
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People would be surprised to know I had a flip phone until 2015.
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On Sundays, I just love to go to church and then relax the whole day!
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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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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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