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When I tell people I'm going ...

When I tell people I'm going to the Olympics, they're like: 'What do you do, track and field? Pole vault? Are you a volleyball player?' No one ever guesses tae kwon do.

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It is pretty amazing. My pare...

It is pretty amazing. My parents, who came from Nicaragua to the U.S. - who would have thought that they would have American kids on the Olympic team? I think that's the epitome of the Olympic dream.

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Before we came along, it woul...

Before we came along, it would be like, 'Yes, thank God, we have the U.S. as our first fight.' Now it's like, 'Uh-oh, we have a Lopez in our division.'

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I have a strong family, and t...

I have a strong family, and they're not going to baby me, even though I am the baby. They're never gonna do that.

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Every first Friday, my father...

Every first Friday, my father would go to confession, and he took very seriously the faith he would someday transmit to us.

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I don't really worry too much...

I don't really worry too much about what people say. I guess it's good that people talk about me.

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You know, me winning two gold...

You know, me winning two gold medals, going for a third one, that's nice. But being there with Mark and my sister, and my brother being the coach, it's a dream come true. It's going to be awesome.

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It was natural for me to go t...

It was natural for me to go to local tournaments with my mother and watch my brothers compete and sometimes be left with my mom at home while my dad would take my brothers away to different tournaments and competitions. So I started doing everything they did.

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Win or lose, I'm going to lea...

Win or lose, I'm going to leave everything on the mat. That's what gold medalists do.

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Of course I want to bring hom...

Of course I want to bring home a gold medal, and that's what I'm planning on doing. For me, that's not pressure. It's a chance to show the world who I am.

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Most everything I do revolves...

Most everything I do revolves around tae kwon do. That said, I like to be a typical girl and go shopping. I have three nieces and nephews that I like to hang out with. I'm also finishing my last semester at the University of Houston, where I'm majoring in childhood education.

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I am very proud of my mom and...

I am very proud of my mom and consider her the most courageous woman I know. With perseverance, sacrifice and hard work, she raised a family of Olympic athletes and gave us the tools and the spirit to succeed. That is something that my brothers and I will always be thankful for.

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If people look at me and, cer...

If people look at me and, certainly, my brothers, and they see strength and guts, they'd have to know my parents. If they wanted to know why we're so close as a family, that closeness comes from my mother and father.

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I've been training super hard...

I've been training super hard at the Lopez Taekwondo Academy in Houston, which belongs to my brother Jean. For me, I think confidence is the biggest thing; it's all mental. I train with the best of the best, including my brother Steven, a five-time world champion who won Olympic gold medals.

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My mom always told me the mor...

My mom always told me the more you try, the more you will succeed in everything you set out to do.

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Growing up with three older b...

Growing up with three older brothers and being the youngest and the only girl, my mom always made me tough. She's taught me over the years how to be a strong, independent woman, how to carry yourself in a positive way and anything that my brothers can do, I can do.

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My parents sacrificed so much...

My parents sacrificed so much for all of us. It makes me want to give back to them by being the best I can be.

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Do not sit next to my mother ...

Do not sit next to my mother when she is watching one of her children compete because you will have fingernails down your back. She is a nervous wreck.

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My mother was the oldest of n...

My mother was the oldest of nine children, five boys and four girls, so she had experience sharing responsibility for a large, sometimes loud group of kids.

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I need that hug from my mom. ...

I need that hug from my mom. She's the Latin mother that hugs you and says all these sweet things to you in Spanish. It's just comforting. She also gives me that strength.

Diana Lopez 13 quotes

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