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" Ever since I was a younger skater, I've been working my way to these big jumps. "

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" I love skating. It's part of my life, and I never wanted to give it up. "

" 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. "

" A lot of the things I do outside the rink are just to relax and recover. We spend so much time at the rink, so it's nice to decompress a little. "

" Triples are hard. Triple axel is just not my jump. Quads are really my thing. "

" I think doing a quint is very, very difficult. "

" Every day's a new day. "

" Honestly, I am human. I make mistakes. "

" Every day is a new day, and ultimately, I have to figure out what works each day. "

" Ever since I started skating, making the Olympic team was my ultimate dream. It's what has inspired and motivated me throughout my entire career. "

" Skating is a sport that I found a lot of interest in from a very, very young age. Ultimately, I think that being on the ice, being in the cold, and trying things and challenging myself in different ways is something that made me really interested in skating. "

" That would be pretty cool being the first one to do the quint. "

" My parents always enforce the idea of never giving up upon all of my siblings and me, and I think that's something that will stick with me my whole life. "

" I really like to bike outdoors and love the weight-based workouts that I do. I am not the biggest fan of other cardio-based workouts. Off-season cardio sessions are pretty grueling. "

" I am proud to be a first-generation Chinese-American in the sport of figure skating. "

" 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. "

" Maybe it's innate: I have a body built to jump. "

" The Olympics really started motivating me from the very start. That was my dream from the very beginning. "

" Emma Watson definitely is my celebrity crush. I love 'Harry Potter.' Plus, she's gorgeous, which really helps. "

" Skating in itself is a difficult sport, and the amazing athletes within the sport are very challenging. "

" I really enjoy traveling to... I went to Spain. That was really cool. Japan was really cool. France was really cool. "

" These big jumps take a big toll on the body, especially a young body. So, it's kind of risk or reward, I guess. "

" 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. "

" I want to do something in medicine, for sure. I don't know what, exactly, that entails, but something along those lines. "

" If the jump is perfect, you come out, and you feel like you took a three-pointer in basketball or doing the perfect thing in whatever your sport is. You just get that adrenaline rush, a sense of satisfaction, like you want to do it again and again. "

" I've always had Russian coaches. "

" 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. "

" When I watch my skating when I was younger, I definitely see all this balletic movement and this artistry come through. "

" 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. "

" I began skating in the official practice venue of the 2002 Games. It was a huge Olympic atmosphere with Apollo Ohno sitting on the wall every day when I walked into the rink. That was really cool and very inspiring to see. "

" I don't think the demographic for skating really entails a lot of basketball watching. "