Laurie Hernandez Quotes

I've seen the success of Mary Kom at the Olympics... We stayed in the same flat. If she can win a medal after being the mother of two, why can't I?

One girl said when I won my gold that was what inspired her to do boxing. She was only 12, and that is the same age I was when I first started.

That's the awesome part. Little girls now have a chance to look up and see women playing soccer, basketball, softball and now hockey - and know they can win a gold medal, too.

It is so inspiring when you come across a woman who is very strong and dedicated and is amazing at what they do. That's how I feel about Meryl Streep. You watch her, and you can't help but notice all of that about her. She's so influential.

To win Olympic gold has been a dream for me for seven or eight years now, so it was amazing to actually achieve that.

The Olympics is still my greatest achievement... I have many belts, but there is only one Olympic gold.

Life has changed after Rio. Winning a silver medal was a huge moment for me. It has come with a lot of responsibilities.

The World University Games Gold medal was a great confidence booster for me. It highlighted my talents, my performance and dedication.

I'm all about leaving a legacy behind and trying to cement myself as one of the greats. I don't just want to be remembered as the guy who beat Michael Phelps at the 2012 London Olympics - a one-hit wonder - I want to be an inspiration to the kids.

I was surprised to make it even to the finals of the Olympics, and to get first is above me. I don't even know what's going on, to be honest.

I am very happy my Olympic dream has come true.

I always said I wanted an Olympic medal. It's the pinnacle of any athlete's career.

When I won gold in Athens, I said to my wife Cath, who was pregnant, 'This baby of ours will never want for anything.' There was real pride in that - but it just didn't happen.

People have made me so big now, which I never thought I can be as a female singer.

I went from never doing interviews to doing 10 in one day and standing in front of 60,000 fans. Now people look up to me, and I'm seeing little girls wearing my jersey.

While paralyzed, I won a gold and three silver medals as a competitive swimmer.

My brother, who is four years older to me, not only inspired me to take up hockey but also taught me every trick of the game. I give all credit to him for my success.

I've not just played for England. I've done it for all the black players out there - to prove that they can do it.

I'm looking towards that Olympic medal and that Olympic gold and what it's going to take to get there.

I definitely want to be an inspiration or a role model for all the little girls out there or anyone out there that wants to break stereotypes. I feel like I'm breaking stereotypes with what I'm doing. I'm not the typical fighter, and there's a lot of people out there that won't do something just because they don't fit the stereotype.

To see how far female wrestling has come is just inspiring and incredible.

Having the chance to win a gold medal doesn't come around very often.

It's very motivating, very aspiring to have the knowledge of me being able to be successful so young and have players go out of their way to talk about me.

I've had a lot of little girls write to me saying that they want to be dancers and that I've inspired them.

I was happy about being able to play under someone like coach Kidd. It is a dream come true to me. I watched him play when I was younger.