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…

- Diana Lopez

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

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 …

- Diana Lopez

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 …

- Diana Lopez

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 wrec…

- Diana Lopez

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…

- Diana Lopez

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…

- Diana Lopez

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 Olymp…

- Diana Lopez

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 g…

- Diana Lopez