I want to make sure I always show off my smile and have a positive attitude the whole time, whether it's during a performance, practice, or doing an interview.
Sometimes you just don't know what to say.
I think it's amazing that I can go out there and be myself, and the fact that I'm carrying Puerto Rico on my back a little bit is such an honor.
No matter what race or color you are, you can aspire to do something great.
I think people are people. If you want something, go get it. I don't think it matters what race you are.
If you want to train hard enough to go to the Olympics, then you're going to go out, and you're going to do it. It doesn't matter what skin color or who you are.
I hope I can help inspire people to go for their dreams.
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.'
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!
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.
If you think too far ahead, then it'll just stress you out.
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.
Being able to do something that I love and be at such a high level of gymnastics is just amazing.
I love performing for the crowd. Maybe that's what it is. I'm a crowd pleaser.
When I'm not training, I'm typically doing anything self-care, so, like, bath bombs and face masks, or, like, having a movie night with my family, if that's possible.
Something that would probably surprise my fans is that I wear contact lenses, and nobody really knows that because I guess I've never really had to tell anybody about that.
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.
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.
I got a piece of a dead person's ligament in my body.
Honestly, I don't really know the rules of tango!
