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  • Hey there.

  • Hello.

  • So nice to meet you.

  • So nice to meet you.

  • You're awesome.

  • And I don't know a lot about gymnasts,

  • but I think that you were very unique in playing

  • a contemporary song like that.

  • I see people doing songs, but not like Beyoncé songs.

  • Yeah.

  • And it got a lot of attention.

  • Like, 29 million people have seen it.

  • It's crazy.

  • And a lot of celebrities have been getting

  • in touch via Twitter, right?

  • Yes.

  • Who has reached out to you?

  • Gabrielle Union, Alicia Keys, Steve Harvey--

  • you.

  • You're a legend to me.

  • And I'm just so honored to be here.

  • So thank you for that.

  • Thanks.

  • Has Beyoncé reached out to you?

  • Not that I know.

  • Well she loves you.

  • I told her you were on today, and she absolutely loves you.

  • Oh my God!

  • So she sends love.

  • I love you, too.

  • So I know that the path has not been easy, though.

  • You had a little, some stumbles.

  • What happened?

  • Well, I was trying out for 2016 Olympics.

  • And I actually tore my Achilles, like,

  • three months before the Olympics.

  • And it was really devastating because I

  • felt like everything I sacrificed,

  • my family sacrificed, was just went down the drain.

  • And I really wanted to quit gymnastics.

  • But I had to really dig deep and find it within myself

  • to know that just because one dream is gone

  • doesn't mean I'm going to stop myself from achieving

  • the rest of my dreams.

  • Absolutely, absolutely.

  • And you're really good.

  • Like, you've got to just trust it, you know?

  • It's weird to say things happen for a reason,

  • but you just never know where this is going to guide you.

  • Exactly.

  • And I understand you have a very interesting person who

  • inspires you.

  • Who is that?

  • My little sister.

  • She is 10 years old--

  • Maya.

  • She loves me, adores me, looks up to me.

  • And honestly, on my days when I feel like I can't do it anymore

  • or I just want to quit even more, she just keeps me going.

  • So I love her.

  • Adorable.

  • So she is 10 years old?

  • Yeah, she's 10.

  • All right.

  • Well, you're a college athlete.

  • I can't give you gifts.

  • You can't, you know-- like, I'm not allowed to.

  • But I wanted to give you something that

  • would mean something to you.

  • So Maya, come on out.

  • [MUSIC PLAYING]

  • No you didn't!

  • (SINGING) --learn to fly.

  • Hands up, and touch the sky.

  • Let's do this one last time.

  • Hands up.

  • Thank you so much.

  • Thank you.

  • All right.

  • Thank you so much.

  • How's that?

  • You're welcome.

  • Incredible.

  • All right, you haven't seen her since Christmas, right?

  • Yes.

  • Yeah.

  • So this is-- isn't this exciting?

  • Yes.

  • I'm so excited.

  • Thanks for being here.

  • Thank you so much.

  • We'll take a break, and we'll let you stop crying.

  • And then you can perform after that.

  • Or you can perform while you cry.

  • I don't care.

  • You can do whatever you want.

  • We'll be right back.

  • Here to perform from the UCLA Gymnastics Team--

  • Nia Dennis.

  • [MUSIC PLAYING]

  • (SINGING) Hit me!

  • Thank you.

  • So good!

  • Thank you so much.

  • I just want to keep doing that to you.

  • Unbelievable!

  • Thank you.

Hey there.

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