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" I can't say I have a lucky charm, but I do wear a 3/4-zip U.S.A. jacket I wear to every event. I got it from Nike, and it was from the 2012 Olympic Games. "

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" The long program sets the men apart from the boys. "

" I always thought the list needed to be longer. We needed to have a stronger representation of Jewish athletes, and I'm so happy to that I'm part of them now. "

" At the end of the day, I could go back to getting sixth or seventh place and being a mediocre skater, or I could be a champion. I want to be a champion. "

" I feel connected to God when I'm out there performing. "

" I love hard work. If I'm not sweating, then I'm not working. "

" If it's a day to indulge, I like to have a burrito or a steak. "

" I want that three quad program! That's what's going to set me apart in the U.S. "

" I remember watching the 2002 Olympic Games and watching the men's event. I just started figure skating, and I remember thinking how cool it would be to be there. "

" In hockey, sometimes a shift can go for a minute and a half, full out. "

" I love any event in the United States because I treat it like it's my home, my house. And I'm going to protect it. "

" I was tired of getting last or fifth or sixth. I was tired of falling multiple times in a program. I was tired of competing differently than how I trained. If I was going to do that, why train so hard? I took a step back, and I figured out what I wanted to change about myself. "

" I push myself as hard as I can every day so I can achieve my goals and so I feel I have nothing to regret later on after my career. "

" I have always wanted to be the best, and it drives me every day, no matter the obstacle. "

" It eventually ends, and that's what I think a lot of athletes forget. It's 10 years after the Olympics, and you won the Olympics, and that's great, but no one cares. "

" There are no words to describe what it would mean making the Olympic team. "

" I definitely love getting a massage or going to a spa. "

" I hope that my work ethic has been a model for those who do not believe in themselves or have lingering doubts about their own abilities. "

" I would go for the biggest guy on the team, dump the puck in. I would chase after it because I was very fast. If I wanted to get a big hit, I would have to leap into the guy. The guy would be maybe a 6-3 defenseman, 220, I would leap into this guy and plow him over. He would just fall to the ground. That was my thing. "

" I'm never going to let someone else tell me what I can and can't do. "

" Before I broke my back, I was really looking forward to playing hockey at the University of Michigan. That was my biggest goal. "

Looking Forward

" I grew up looking to all those Jewish athletes for inspiration. "

" I'm not going to let anyone tell me that I can't perform, that I'm not artistic. "

" No fear - that's my approach every single time I'm on the ice. "

" Some days it's tough, and I don't want to train my mental game, or I don't want to train my components as hard as I used to. "

" Every time I watch a performance, I'm disgusted with how I've skated. It's very hurtful for me. "

" I have met a lot of athletes who were on the top of their sport, and then sat around and did nothing. They just didn't know what to do. "

" I have a pretty strict diet, and for breakfast, I have three eggs and a cup of oatmeal. "

" I'll fight anybody. "

" I like to go to bed around 10 P.M. "