Every first Friday, my father would go to confession, and he took very seriously the faith he would someday transmit to us. Diana Lopez Read Quote
My mother was the oldest of nine children, five boys and four girls, so she had experience sharing responsibility for a large, sometimes loud group of kids. Diana Lopez Read Quote
Neither one of my parents played sports at a very high level when they grew up in Nicaragua. Diana Lopez Read Quote
If people look at me and, certainly, my brothers, and they see strength and guts, they’d have to know my parents. If they wanted to know why we’re so close as a family, that closeness comes from my mother and father. Diana Lopez Read Quote
Because of my mom’s compassion, direction, and knowledge, she gives me that extra push to be the best person I can be. Diana Lopez Read Quote
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 have a Lopez in our division.’ Diana Lopez Read Quote
It was natural for me to go to local tournaments with my mother and watch my brothers compete and sometimes be left with my mom at home while my dad would take my brothers away to different tournaments and competitions. So I started doing everything they did. Diana Lopez Read Quote
I think our legacy will always be there. My brothers and I have carved a path for all taekwondo players, not just in the U.S. Diana Lopez Read Quote
