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

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" Narcissism is just self-confidence. "

Self-Confidence

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

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

" I think my own thinking is harsher than my mom's discipline. "

" 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. "

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

Believe In Yourself

" A lot of people know me for my speed and my flexibility. I like to jump, but I'm not really the best jumper. I'm more of a spinner. "

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

" I believe in adventure and imagination, and I got that from my parents and the things I experienced as a child. "

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

" I used to skate around the rink with my mom, and we used to race each other until I started getting way better. Then she hung up her skates and resorted to playing my music at the rink. "

" Japanese people, they're not really one to complain. "

" 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. "

" On a normal day, I would wake up at 7:00 A.M. and spend about three to four hours training every day. But all of that depends on my school schedule. School and classes usually run from 8:00-10:40 A.M., but not before I've had a coffee for breakfast. "

" I don't even remember how many times I've sprained my ankle. I've had stress fractures galore and torn my PCL. You just take a little time off if you have the time, and if not, you keep training until you can take the time off. "

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

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

" I made history here by landing the first triple axel for a U.S. lady, third at the Olympics, and that's a big deal. "

" 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. "

" I'm that person: I will literally do everything to not get out of bed, so I have alarms set for every 15 minutes. "

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

" Getting to the Olympics was the hard part. "

" 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. "

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

" There are always moments when I think about leaving skating, but when I think about that, I'm not very smart, and I'm not very pretty, and there's nothing else that stands out about me besides my skating. "

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

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

" My dad is a very creative type of person, so he has rolls that make no sense to most people familiar with sushi. He has a High Five roll. What is that? Don't ask questions. Just try it. He's kind of mischievous, and that's how I am, too. "