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" I am a first-generation American of Chinese decent. My parents were both born and raised in China and moved to the U.S. in their 20s. "

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

" I try to get as close to 10 hours of sleep each night, as sleep is the best form of recovery. "

" Once you land a jump, you put it straight in the program. That's the way I've always been doing it. "

" 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. "

" I began skating when I was 3. It was during 2002, the year the Olympics were held in Salt Lake City. "

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

" 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. "

" I've skated after Yuzu a handful of times. The only thing I can take away from it is to be prepared for the Pooh-bears to be raining down from the audience. "

" 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. "

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

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

" That's something I'm actually very interested in doing, helping young skaters. "

" Every day's a new day. "

" In terms of, like, interviews, I used to struggle a lot with interviews; I never knew what to say. "

" I want to be a full-package skater. "

" Half of learning a new element is just getting over the fear of doing it. Once you mentally prepare yourself enough to do the jump, that is really half the battle. "

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

" I wanted to be a goalie. "

" 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. "

" I want to get another Olympic medal outside the team event. "

" I always carry my phone with me. I always have a computer on me. "

" You have to have passion for what you do, or else it's difficult when the going gets tough. "

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

" I think that ballet and skating definitely go hand in hand, especially growing up at Ballet West, which is an incredible academy. "

" I like biology a lot. "

" I would love to be working in a hospital or in a completely different realm, working with or exploring the lives of animals. "

" I just like to keep pushing myself and the sport. "

" 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. "