I Got This, Laurie Hernandez
I Got This, Laurie Hernandez
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I Got This
To Gold and Beyond

Author: Laurie Hernandez

Narrator: Amielynn Abellera

Unabridged: 3 hr 24 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperCollins

Published: 01/24/2017

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included

Synopsis

New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today Bestseller!Gold medal-winning Olympic gymnast and Dancing with the Stars champion Laurie Hernandez shares her story in her own words in this debut book for fans of all ages!At sixteen years old, Laurie Hernandez has already made many of her dreams come true—and yet it’s only the beginning for this highly accomplished athlete. A Latina Jersey girl, Laurie saw her life take a dramatic turn last summer when she was chosen to be a part of the 2016 US Olympic gymnastics team.After winning gold in Rio as part of the Final Five, Laurie also earned an individual silver medal for her performance on the balance beam. Nicknamed “the Human Emoji” for her wide-eyed and animated expressions, Laurie continued to dance her way into everyone’s hearts while competing on the hit reality TV show Dancing with the Stars, where she was the youngest-ever winner of the Mirrorball Trophy.Poignant and funny, Laurie’s story is about growing up with the dream of becoming an Olympian and what it took to win gold. She talks about her loving family, her rigorous training, her intense sacrifices, and her amazing triumphs. Be prepared to fall in love with and be mesmerized by America’s newest sweetheart all over again.

About Laurie Hernandez

Laurie Hernandez is an American gymnast, an Olympic gold medalist, and the youngest-ever champion on Dancing with the Stars. At the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio, Laurie won silver in the individual balance beam competition and secured gold in the team all-around competition.Laurie started gymnastics at the age of six because she wanted to experience the feeling of flying. She enrolled at Monmouth Gymnastics in New Jersey, where she met her coach, and they became a winning duo. The turning point in Laurie’s career came in 2014, when her progress was stalled due to multiple injuries. She returned stronger than ever by becoming the 2015 US junior national champion. Laurie’s other career highlights include all-around silver, beam gold, and floor exercise bronze at the 2016 US Olympic Trials, and bronze in all-around, floor exercise, beam, and uneven bars at the 2016 national championships.Laurie is known for her dazzling floor exercise routines and for her grace and artistry on the balance beam. And she has been nicknamed “the Human Emoji” for her outgoing facial expressions.

Reviews

Goodreads review by paige (ptsungirl) on May 19, 2022

"You can always change your circumstances in life if you put your mind to it." °•*⁀➷ Laurie is so special to me. I've been a huge gymnastics fan for what feels like all my life, and I watched every moment she talked about in her book happen right in front of my eyes. I watched her grow up and become a......more

Goodreads review by Hannah on February 18, 2019

A possible theme for this book is if you can dream it, you can do it! When Laurie was young, she saw a gymnast on TV and wanted to do it. Later, she met the requirements to be a gymnast, and she really wanted to go. Laurie really wanted to win a medal, and she ended up winning a gold medal!......more

Goodreads review by Robin on January 28, 2018

Since I’m interested in other cultures than the WASP culture, of which I am a member, I picked up this book hoping to get insight into how a young woman from the United States with a name like Hernandez came to win gold at the Olympics. The thrust of this book was the personal journey of Laurie Hern......more

Goodreads review by Patricia on August 05, 2017

ESte libro lo podria haber escrito yo, es una sucesión de hechos que cualquier aficionado a la gimnasia sabe, no entra en el fondo, ni mira más allá y tiene un halo de todo es guay y happy que chirria, a ver si alguna vez encuentro una bio de gimnasia más honesta, seguiré buscando......more

Goodreads review by Anna on November 22, 2017

This is hard to rate. I just felt that it lacked a lot of depth. It felt very surface level. This is one where I wish she would have waited a couple years to write this and release it.......more

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