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

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Self-Confidence

" People have drawn me, which is super cool. I'd love to print some out and put them on my wall. "

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

" During finals week, I don't get a lot of sleep, and I tell myself, 'I can't do this anymore.' "

" 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. "

" It was really, really heartbreaking to not be named to the team in Sochi, but some things are just not meant to be. That experience changed me as a skater. I took a step back and decided that some things are not worth accepting. I wanted to be on another Olympic team. I took time to evolve myself as a person and as a skater. "

" You can train to be ready for the nerves, and we simulate it all the time, but it's never the same when it actually matters. "

" I'm great at dishwashing. "

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

" Michelle Kwan was an inspiration for everyone, including me. "

" 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. "

" I'm very Asian, and also my mom raised me to be polite and to eat whatever is put in front of me. I actually enjoy snails a lot. And I've eaten sea urchin and that shebang. "

" Sports is expensive, and you have to find a way to pay for it. "

" I think it's because I'm so hard on myself that I can push myself this far. "

" I really believe in myself. "

" I'm a solo skater; the sport can be lonely. "

" I'm not a fadeaway type of person; I don't have that type of personality. "

" A long time ago, a sports reporter wrote that I wasn't strong in the free-skate, that I was more of a short-program skater. And that bothered me because I work so hard every day just for a person to judge me on a couple of bad skates and deem me a bad free skater. That's absurd! "

" 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. "

" My parents are super excited that they've produced an Olympian. I don't think they ever would have imagined this would happen in a million years, so I hope I represent not only Team U.S.A., but the Japanese-American culture and my family as well. "

" Maybe Asians are switching from studying to sports. "

" I like to be bold and different and to go and try things. "

" 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 fall a lot during training. "

" Pre-competition rituals include nap time, because when competition rolls around, I'm a sloth. I also FaceTime my dogs. "

" 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'm really good at window shopping, or I'll go into a store and just choose one thing. "

" My mom is really dedicated to me. She drives me to school and skating, wakes up for me, and I'm just really appreciative. "

" Getting to the Olympics was the hard part. "

" When I'm at home, I'm a real big cuddler, so I sleep with my dog in my arms. "