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" Being 16 is such a great age because I'm still really young, and I'll still have a lot of chances. But the Olympics only come every four years, so you don't want to waste an opportunity. "

Mirai Nagasu

Opportunity

You

Great

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" My dad usually never has time for my skating, which is OK because they have to make a living somehow. For them to put their business on hold and come all the way to Korea to watch me skate - especially my dad - he feels responsible not just for my mom and for himself, but there are a lot of people who work there, too. "

Mirai Nagasu

Work

Business

" I skate six days a week, three sessions a day, and I go to the gym three times a week. I lift weights, do some ab work and whatever my trainer tells me to do. I take Saturdays off. "

" I have always believed that I've been an amazing skater regardless of what the results say. "

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

" 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

" Figure skaters are usually young and then just fade away. But I'm not a fade-away kind of person. "

" When I come home from training, my attention immediately has to focus on my school courses, which helps keep the stress level balanced. I mostly balance both by drinking a lot of coffee and making sure I time manage well, which doesn't happen all the time, especially during finals week. "

" Not only would my parents work full hours, my parents both woke up at 5 A.M. My dad left the house at 5 A.M. to go to the fish market to pick out his own fish, and my mom woke up at 5 A.M. to wake me up in order to get me ready for skating before school. "

" I have a great work ethic because I've watched my parents work super hard. "

" Skating becomes more important to me every year. It's obviously harder as age takes a toll on the body and the brain, and I think because of that, competing becomes much more difficult. That's why those who stick around are always so appreciative of others' skating because we know how much work goes into it. "

" I was always getting in trouble for whispering in class. "

" I've always been an A or B student. When I get a B, I freak out a little bit! "

" I really believe in myself. "

" As athletes, we want to represent our country to the best of our ability. "

" Daisuke Takahashi has really good footwork. "

" Who cares if you get last place. This is the Olympics. Making it is the hard part. "

" I like to be bold and different and to go and try things. "

Mirai Nagasu

Try

Things

" I don't necessarily always feel happy when I'm skating. "

" I have always believed that I am an amazing skater regardless of what the results say, and I think that determination and confidence has kept me in the game so long. "

" Education is more important than skating. I want to keep up with my schoolwork and my skating. "

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

" For the American culture to evolve and include Asians is so amazing. "

" Just really believe in yourself and stay true to yourself. "

" When someone really, truly believes in themselves, magic happens. "

" I always want to try for what's been offered to me. "

" Never lose your undying belief in yourself and your abilities. "

" 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

" 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

" 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. "