At the age of 20, professional gymnast Laurie Hernandez has already had an illustrious career.
(perTeam USA)
The New Jersey native started training in gymnastics in 2005.
“At five years old I watched a gymnast on the TV do flips on the balance beam.
She smiled and said okay, then put me in!”
she recalled (perUSA Gymnastics).
Being in that environment from age five to 16, those are my developmental years.
So there’s just a lot of unlearning that’s constantly happening," she toldPeopleabout her experience.
I think that’s been really important," she said.
