Diana Lopez quotes

“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.”
-- Diana Lopez

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“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.”
-- Diana Lopez

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“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.”
-- Diana Lopez

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“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.”
-- Diana Lopez

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“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.”
-- Diana Lopez

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“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.”
-- Diana Lopez

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“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.”
-- Diana Lopez

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“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.”
-- Diana Lopez

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“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.”
-- Diana Lopez

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“If a boxer ever went as crazy as Nijinsky all the wowsers in the world would be screaming 'punch-drunk.' Well, who hit Nijinsky? And why isn't there a campaign against ballet? It gives girls thick legs”

“One must always regret that law of growth which renders necessary that kittens should spoil into demure cats, and bright, joyous school-girls develop into the spiritless, crystallized beings denominated young ladies.”

“Let me explain it to you then. I just had a beautiful girl trust me enough to touch her and see her in a way no one else ever has. I got to hold her and watch her and feel her as she came apart in my arms. It was like nothing else I'd ever experienced. She was breathtaking and she was responding to me. She wanted me. I was the one making her spiral out of control.”

“Girl, there ain't a boy in this town who can hold a candle to Beau Vincent with his shirt off.”

“Then the fear all humans felt when met with Death’s gaze came over his face. That’s right buddy, I’m Death, now move away from my girl.”

“I have two new nephews and a new niece this year, so I have plenty of kids that I can spend time with.”

“I'm from a big family. I've got 10 nieces and nephews.”

Source : "Cheryl Cole: 'I've dined with Prince Charles, but I've also sat in a crack den'" by Barbara Ellen, www.theguardian.com. May 26, 2012.

“If the British are a nation of shopkeepers, Americans are a nation of shoppers.”

“I like that 'Mad Men' is now an adjective I use to describe clothing when I'm shopping: 'I like this top. It's very 'Mad Men.''”

“Cut down on your use of plastic shopping bags because many end up in the ocean.”

Source : "The Office‘s Angela Kinsey Gets Serious About Sea Turtles" by Tamar Abrams, www.huffingtonpost.com. December 16, 2010.