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" 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. "

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

" I have always believed that I've been an amazing skater regardless of what the results say. "

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

" Getting to the Olympics was the hard part. "

" 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 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. "

" When someone really, truly believes in themselves, magic happens. "

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

" I think, as a skater, I started out really strongly, and as I have grown in the public eye, I have had my rough seasons that most people don't get as much attention for. "

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

" 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 always soak in a bath with Epsom salts for a minimum of 20 minutes to absorb the magnesium once I get home. "

" I loved being at the rink every day and training. "

" 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. "

" Narcissism is just self-confidence. "

Self-Confidence

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

" 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. "

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

" In the history of sport in general, people stick around. Look at Shaun White and Lindsey Vonn just continue on, Olympic cycle after Olympic cycle; that is why they are famous. "

" I really believe in myself. "

" When I was in middle school, I remember thinking, like, Tara Lipinski was 14: I only got a few more years to go before I'm really old. "

" Daisuke Takahashi has really good footwork. "

" It was hard for me to leave the nest, but my mom is super proud of me. She said, 'You became independent really quickly, and I'm so proud of you,' but she misses me all the same. "

" I think being in the public eye has made me more determined than other people to show that I do belong at the top, and I believe I am one of the hardest-working people at the rink. I feel like I have always been that way, but sometimes I just get in my own way. "

" 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. "

" I have always believed that I am an amazing skater regardless of what the results say, and I think that determination and confidence has kept me in the game so long. "

" 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. "

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

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

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