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" Being the heavy favorite is not always a good thing because of the amount of pressure on an athlete. "

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" Sometimes, it's hard for me to communicate my discomfort because I want to be respectful. At the same time, I've learned that you have to ask people on your team to help you out. "

" Whenever Michelle Kwan texts me or mentions my name, I'm like, 'Wow.' I still can't believe that this is someone who I grew up looking up to, and they know my name. "

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

" My parents always tell me that they never would have let me start if they had known how expensive and difficult figure skating is. "

" I'm great at dishwashing. "

" I sometimes think about adult skating and how, you know, people like Midori Ito, she competed at the adult world championships. I feel like I'll probably be someone like that. "

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

" Maybe Asians are switching from studying to sports. "

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

" If you really put your mind to it, anything is possible. "

Anything Is Possible

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

" Getting to the Olympics was the hard part. "

" Although there's a stigma that you learn only until a certain point, and then you just maintain, for me to learn the triple axel at 24 goes to show that anything's possible. "

" 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. "

" There are moments when I think I'm not very smart and not very pretty, and skating is the only thing that stands out about me. It's like the love of my life. When you love someone, sometimes you want to break up. "

" During finals week, I don't get a lot of sleep, and I tell myself, 'I can't do this anymore.' "

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

" It's been exciting to share my story for people to relate to me and reach out. "

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

" I can snap my toes. Everyone keeps asking me this, but I know it's kind of weird, but I think it's fun that I can snap my toes. "

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

" I get about seven hours of sleep a night. "

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

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

" 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. "

" When I was in middle school, I remember thinking, like, Tara Lipinski was 14: I only got a few more years to go before I'm really old. "

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

" If I fall, I'll take the fall and get up and keep going. "

" Daisuke Takahashi has really good footwork. "