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" Although it's hard some days to wake up an hour earlier to do the gym workout as opposed to other skaters who just show up to the rink, I know that if I don't do it, my day will be much worse. I might as well not even skate, actually. "

Patrick Chan

Know

Hard

Will

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" All I can say is I'm proud to be Canadian. "

" I'm going to stick to what I can do... because if I try and,,, do the impossible, I will either get too frustrated to the point where I won't enjoy the sport anymore, or I will get hurt and maybe have to get hip replacements at age 30. "

" In Japan, skating is like NHL hockey in Canada or baseball in the U.S., so pushing the limit is very enticing. Skating is their lives. "

Patrick Chan

Baseball

Limit

" Even when I'm winning, hands-down the best, it's a struggle. I'm thinking, 'Oh, God! Just get me through this.' It's like surgery. "

" I love figure skating and what I am able to express creatively. I want to leave a legacy in the sport. "

" Traditionally, skaters tend to tie their skates very tightly. I tend to just tie my foot down, then in the ankle area, I tend to keep it loose. It gives me better mobility. But also, you're relying on your own strength as opposed to resting on the boot. "

Patrick Chan

Strength

Down

" I tried all kinds of sports when I was a kid, like soccer and tennis and golf, and, in fact, started skating to be able to play hockey. "

" Paris is beautiful, but nothing beats home. "

" Injuries are a huge thing for skating. I think skating is a very unnatural sport for the body, very tough on the joints. "

" I hope that people will one day look back at my skating and what I brought to the table. 'Remember when Patrick skated like this? Or remember when skating was like this?' That would be a cool legacy to leave behind. "

" I have a good idea of how lucky we are to be growing up in Canada. "

" When I was born, my parents were huge into skiing. I grew up on Mont Blanc, skiing on that hill. I was really a ski baby. Loved it; I still love it. "

" I'm very proud I'm Chinese and represent the Chinese community. "

" I know that, in hockey, the object of the game is simple in that you have to get the puck into the net. With figure skating, it's not as simple, and there is a ton of work that goes into it. "

" I skate just to satisfy my own desire and not care about other people's desire for me to do well. "

Patrick Chan

Own

Care

" I do love video games. But after a while, you feel like you really need to get up and do something. "

" I'm extremely well recognized in Korea just because of what I do on the ice, and there is a lack of that in Canada because hockey is our sport and it will be for eternity. "

" I was so proud to have the chance to be able to represent Canada at the Olympics in Vancouver. "

" I'm competing against men who are doing five quads between the short program and the long program, and I'm at three between the two programs. Who would ever imagine that three wasn't enough for some people? "

" Every Olympics, we always end up having someone on the podium that we had no idea, or we didn't expect them to be. "

Patrick Chan

Idea

Always

" I feel proud to be a skater: it's taught me how to be emotional, more connected with myself, more mature, more understanding of my thoughts and the conversations I've had with myself. "

" In skating or any amateur sport, as athletes we share something in common: the cost of training is quite a burden on our parents or on the athletes themselves trying to find a way to pay for their costs. "

" Quads are very exciting to watch, but they're so quick, and they're very short moments in the program... I don't really enjoy it. "

" There isn't quite a feeling you get from playing video games that you get when you're playing sports, which is like a sense of euphoria. You just get the satisfaction of doing something active and feeling good after. "

" When I go to competitions, I don't have so much confidence that I don't worry or get nervous about the other skaters doing well. "

Patrick Chan

Confidence

Doing

" I have a life outside of skating. "

" I get mad at my mom. I really wish she'd put me into hockey. I'm not gifted with height, but look at Martin St-Louis. He's unbelievable. He's small, but he's so fast, so skilful. I think I could have been pretty good. "

Patrick Chan

Small

Good

" My parents are very good parents and have already said that they will look after me until the end of my skating career. "

Patrick Chan

End

Parents

" Skating has given me so many opportunities. "

Patrick Chan

Given

Skating

" The attitude is different in the U.S. I feel like, in Canada, there is more of a sense of community and more of a sense of, 'I'll take the shirt off my back to help you because you're my neighbour.' There is not many of us, right? So each and every Canadian is very special. "