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" Emma Watson definitely is my celebrity crush. I love 'Harry Potter.' Plus, she's gorgeous, which really helps. "
Nathan Chen
Gorgeous
Love
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" Every competition is different... You can't plan for everything that happens. "
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Everything
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Plan
" There are always times when you don't want to go to the rink, or you don't want to do all the things you're supposed to do. Sometimes you're exhausted, or it's been a long week, but I always remind myself that this is my Olympic dream and the passion, because I love the sport very much. "
Nathan Chen
Myself
Long
Week
" I genuinely dislike sequins. "
Nathan Chen
Genuinely
Dislike
" Just being here at the Olympics is pretty incredible in itself. Seeing the unity of the athletes and to see how everyone has worked so hard to get here - and we are all so excited to be here - it's awesome to be able to experience it. "
Nathan Chen
See
Awesome
Unity
" Once I landed the triple Salchow, I put it in the program. First landed triple toe, straight into the program. That's what I did with my quad suite. "
Nathan Chen
Straight
Triple
Toe
" If it's time to indulge, I love desserts, especially Hershey's chocolate. I also love sushi and Japanese food. Food is my favorite in general. "
Nathan Chen
Time
Food
Love
" When I watch my skating when I was younger, I definitely see all this balletic movement and this artistry come through. "
Nathan Chen
See
Watch
Through
" I try to get as close to 10 hours of sleep each night, as sleep is the best form of recovery. "
Nathan Chen
Recovery
Sleep
Try
" My parents did not come to the U.S. with much; they had a lot of hardship. "
Nathan Chen
Come
Hardship
Lot
" Netflix isn't available internationally all the time, but the NBA is. It's nice to have something that feels like home. "
Nathan Chen
Nice
Like
NBA
" It's something I have to remind myself about, that at every competition, I put a lot of pressure on myself, almost like it's the end of the world, and I have to keep reminding myself it's not. "
Nathan Chen
Myself
Like
Competition
" As a kid growing up, I didn't want to tell any of my classmates I did figure-skating because I knew they'd be like, 'Oh, you're a skater, you're gay, blah blah blah.' So I kept it to myself. Once I started getting to more of an elite level, I didn't really care what people thought, though. "
Nathan Chen
Myself
People
Thought
" I never got to go to prom or homecoming or a lot of the typical teenage stuff. But, if you think about it, I've gotten to go and meet different people and travel all over the world. "
Nathan Chen
Think
People
World
" It's crazy how fast time flies and how things progress. "
Nathan Chen
Progress
Crazy
Fast
" Sometimes thinking about the Olympics makes me a little nervous. "
Nathan Chen
Sometimes
Little
Nervous
" An artistic standpoint - I've watched a lot of ballet and source some inspiration from how they move, connect with each other, and find meaning in their movement. "
Nathan Chen
Movement
Find
Inspiration
" Every day's a new day. "
Nathan Chen
Every
Day
A New Day
" Really, I'm just a normal kid. "
Nathan Chen
Just
Kid
Really
" From a logistical standpoint, I learned about when to peak, when to push, when to recover throughout the season. "
Nathan Chen
Peak
Learned
About
" In terms of, like, interviews, I used to struggle a lot with interviews; I never knew what to say. "
Nathan Chen
Struggle
Say
Never
" I began skating when I was 3. It was during 2002, the year the Olympics were held in Salt Lake City. "
Nathan Chen
Salt
Lake
Held
" I tend to be a little bit more quiet and just to myself. I'm a little bit more introverted than extroverted. "
Nathan Chen
Than
Myself
More
" I'm the baby for sure. My siblings are looking out for me, making sure I'm not doing something stupid. They are making sure my head is set straight and that I'm a good person outside of skating and inside of it, too. "
Nathan Chen
Baby
Stupid
Me
" I love skating. It's part of my life, and I never wanted to give it up. "
Nathan Chen
Life
Up
Never
" Team U.S.A. is awesome. "
Nathan Chen
Awesome
Team
" Being able to land all the quads, especially doing them all in one program, is mentally huge. "
Nathan Chen
Them
Being
Doing
" There's always things that I can improve on. "
Nathan Chen
I Can
Improve
Always
" Ever since I was a younger skater, I've been working my way to these big jumps. "
Nathan Chen
Since
Working
Big
" My parents always wanted the very best for me and pushed me further and further, so that stuck with me. "
Nathan Chen
Parents
Wanted
Stuck
" Skating is a very beautiful sport, and I love watching new programs. "
Nathan Chen
Skating
Watching
Love