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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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