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" I am proud to be a first-generation Chinese-American in the sport of figure skating. "
Nathan Chen
Proud
Figure Skating
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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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" I want to do something in medicine, for sure. I don't know what, exactly, that entails, but something along those lines. "
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" 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. "
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" From a logistical standpoint, I learned about when to peak, when to push, when to recover throughout the season. "
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" 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. "
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" I've been working on it a lot, trying to find the artistic balance, trying to find purpose in my movement combined with the jumps. "
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" Regardless of what I do, no matter how good it is, it's never, in my mind, 'flawless.' "
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" I began skating when I was 3. It was during 2002, the year the Olympics were held in Salt Lake City. "
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" I think that ballet and skating definitely go hand in hand, especially growing up at Ballet West, which is an incredible academy. "
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Growing Up
Growing
" I think doing a quint is very, very difficult. "
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" I hate spiders; I'm terrified of spiders. "
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" 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. "
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Yourself
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" There's always things that I can improve on. "
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I Can
Improve
Always
" 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. "
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Inspiration
" Like my parents taught me, never give up, and always love what you do. "
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Parents
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Never Give Up
" The Olympics really started motivating me from the very start. That was my dream from the very beginning. "
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Started
Beginning
Dream
" I love jumping. I have always loved jumping. I love watching jumps. I love doing jumps. "
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Love
Always
Loved
" 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. "
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Long
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" I always carry my phone with me. I always have a computer on me. "
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Always
Carry
Computer
" I want to be a full-package skater. "
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Want
" Team U.S.A. is awesome. "
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Awesome
Team
" Every competition is different... You can't plan for everything that happens. "
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Everything
Competition
Plan
" When I watch my skating when I was younger, I definitely see all this balletic movement and this artistry come through. "
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Watch
Through
" It's been a dream of mine to be selected on the U.S. Olympic team as long as I can remember. "
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Team
Remember
" Skating in itself is a difficult sport, and the amazing athletes within the sport are very challenging. "
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Within
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" I have my own life to live. "
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Own
Live
" We were all just taught to work as hard as we could, use these opportunities to advance, and just really appreciate all that we had. "
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" My family and parents were very influential in my skating career. "
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" I celebrate my hardworking parents and all the opportunities they gave me. "
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Me
Parents