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 Copy Share Image
My mom always told me the more you try, the more you will succeed in everything you set out to do. — Diana Lopez Copy Share Image
I am very proud of my mom and consider her the most courageous woman I know. With perseverance, sacrifice and hard work, she raised… — Diana Lopez Copy Share Image
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. — Diana Lopez Copy Share Image
Every first Friday, my father would go to confession, and he took very seriously the faith he would someday transmit to us. — Diana Lopez Copy Share Image
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… — Diana Lopez Copy Share Image
Win or lose, I'm going to leave everything on the mat. That's what gold medalists do. — Diana Lopez Copy Share Image
I think our legacy will always be there. My brothers and I have carved a path for all taekwondo players, not just in the… — Diana Lopez Copy Share Image
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… — Diana Lopez Copy Share Image
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… — Diana Lopez Copy Share Image
I don't really worry too much about what people say. I guess it's good that people talk about me. — Diana Lopez Copy Share Image
My mother was the oldest of nine children, five boys and four girls, so she had experience sharing responsibility for a large, sometimes loud… — Diana Lopez Copy Share Image
It's so emotional. You train so hard. I know the hours we put into it. — Diana Lopez Copy Share Image
