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" A long time ago, a sports reporter wrote that I wasn't strong in the free-skate, that I was more of a short-program skater. And that bothered me because I work so hard every day just for a person to judge me on a couple of bad skates and deem me a bad free skater. That's absurd! "

Mirai Nagasu

Strong

Day

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Mirai Nagasu

Believe

Looking

" Pre-competition rituals include nap time, because when competition rolls around, I'm a sloth. I also FaceTime my dogs. "

" It's easy to look into the future and worry about the past. "

" I think, as a skater, I started out really strongly, and as I have grown in the public eye, I have had my rough seasons that most people don't get as much attention for. "

" My mom is really dedicated to me. She drives me to school and skating, wakes up for me, and I'm just really appreciative. "

Mirai Nagasu

School

Skating

" I think every brilliant mind is a little bit crazy. "

" I would like to be on 'Dancing With the Stars' because I want to be a star. "

" Daisuke Takahashi has really good footwork. "

" I wanted to make America proud. "

" You can train to be ready for the nerves, and we simulate it all the time, but it's never the same when it actually matters. "

" It was really, really heartbreaking to not be named to the team in Sochi, but some things are just not meant to be. That experience changed me as a skater. I took a step back and decided that some things are not worth accepting. I wanted to be on another Olympic team. I took time to evolve myself as a person and as a skater. "

Mirai Nagasu

Step

Myself

" Sports are evolving and always evolving, and people have that determination to keep going and coming back. I think I'm one of those athletes. I stand to show that people shouldn't give up. You've got to just keep going until you succeed. "

" There are always moments when I think about leaving skating, but when I think about that, I'm not very smart, and I'm not very pretty, and there's nothing else that stands out about me besides my skating. "

" In the history of sport in general, people stick around. Look at Shaun White and Lindsey Vonn just continue on, Olympic cycle after Olympic cycle; that is why they are famous. "

" I always soak in a bath with Epsom salts for a minimum of 20 minutes to absorb the magnesium once I get home. "

" I think it's because I'm so hard on myself that I can push myself this far. "

" My parents are super excited that they've produced an Olympian. I don't think they ever would have imagined this would happen in a million years, so I hope I represent not only Team U.S.A., but the Japanese-American culture and my family as well. "

" I'm a solo skater; the sport can be lonely. "

" It was hard for me to leave the nest, but my mom is super proud of me. She said, 'You became independent really quickly, and I'm so proud of you,' but she misses me all the same. "

Mirai Nagasu

Said

Proud

" I got to meet Rachel Platten, who sings 'Fight Song,' I love that song. "

" I made history here by landing the first triple axel for a U.S. lady, third at the Olympics, and that's a big deal. "

" I think I would be bored if I were winning all the time, even though it would be nice. "

" Narcissism is just self-confidence. "

" I feel like the worst has happened to me, so what better person to skate to 'Madame Butterfly' than me? "

Mirai Nagasu

Better Person

Butterfly

" A lot of people know me for my speed and my flexibility. I like to jump, but I'm not really the best jumper. I'm more of a spinner. "

Mirai Nagasu

People

Know

" When I'm at home, I'm a real big cuddler, so I sleep with my dog in my arms. "

" I really believe in myself. "

" I think my own thinking is harsher than my mom's discipline. "