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" I get mad at my mom. I really wish she'd put me into hockey. I'm not gifted with height, but look at Martin St-Louis. He's unbelievable. He's small, but he's so fast, so skilful. I think I could have been pretty good. "

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" The attitude is different in the U.S. I feel like, in Canada, there is more of a sense of community and more of a sense of, 'I'll take the shirt off my back to help you because you're my neighbour.' There is not many of us, right? So each and every Canadian is very special. "

Patrick Chan

You

Special

Help

" I'm not a big traveller. "

Patrick Chan

Big

Traveller

" Traditionally, skaters tend to tie their skates very tightly. I tend to just tie my foot down, then in the ankle area, I tend to keep it loose. It gives me better mobility. But also, you're relying on your own strength as opposed to resting on the boot. "

Patrick Chan

Strength

Down

" My parents are very good parents and have already said that they will look after me until the end of my skating career. "

Patrick Chan

End

Parents

" In Japan, skating is like NHL hockey in Canada or baseball in the U.S., so pushing the limit is very enticing. Skating is their lives. "

Patrick Chan

Baseball

Limit

" Skating has given me so many opportunities. "

Patrick Chan

Given

Skating

" If you look at all the sports in China, the government is extremely involved and they are extremely proud of their athlete. "

" I have so much to give to skating in Canada. "

" There isn't quite a feeling you get from playing video games that you get when you're playing sports, which is like a sense of euphoria. You just get the satisfaction of doing something active and feeling good after. "

" I feel proud to be a skater: it's taught me how to be emotional, more connected with myself, more mature, more understanding of my thoughts and the conversations I've had with myself. "

" I relate really well to individuals who have a career and explore other adventures outside of skating. That, to me, is fascinating. "

" I was so proud to have the chance to be able to represent Canada at the Olympics in Vancouver. "

" Every Olympics, we always end up having someone on the podium that we had no idea, or we didn't expect them to be. "

Patrick Chan

Idea

Always

" I love figure skating and what I am able to express creatively. I want to leave a legacy in the sport. "

" Even when I'm winning, hands-down the best, it's a struggle. I'm thinking, 'Oh, God! Just get me through this.' It's like surgery. "

" I can't count on both hands how many Grand Prixs I've done and how many world championships I've been to, so I think I've really earned the experience to know that when I step on the ice at nationals and when I step on the ice at the Olympics that I feel completely aware of my environment and what to expect. "

" I'm slowly feeling more Chinese and feel I should be more proud of being Chinese and appreciate where I've come from. "

Patrick Chan

Feeling

Feel

" I was born in Canada for a reason. It was because my parents wanted me to have the freedoms that this country offers. "

Patrick Chan

Born

Parents

" I tried all kinds of sports when I was a kid, like soccer and tennis and golf, and, in fact, started skating to be able to play hockey. "

" I do love video games. But after a while, you feel like you really need to get up and do something. "

" I'm not good at multitasking. "

Patrick Chan

Good

" When I was born, my parents were huge into skiing. I grew up on Mont Blanc, skiing on that hill. I was really a ski baby. Loved it; I still love it. "

" I can do all my jumps in practice, three in a row, five out of five, four out of five. "

" I know that, in hockey, the object of the game is simple in that you have to get the puck into the net. With figure skating, it's not as simple, and there is a ton of work that goes into it. "

" I hope that people will one day look back at my skating and what I brought to the table. 'Remember when Patrick skated like this? Or remember when skating was like this?' That would be a cool legacy to leave behind. "

" All I can say is I'm proud to be Canadian. "

" I have a life outside of skating. "

" I'm going to stick to what I can do... because if I try and,,, do the impossible, I will either get too frustrated to the point where I won't enjoy the sport anymore, or I will get hurt and maybe have to get hip replacements at age 30. "

" I'll always represent Canada. I was born here, and my parents chose to immigrate here. There are so many things I don't see in other countries, I see here. I love having the Maple Leaf behind me. "

Patrick Chan

Love

Leaf

" Even though I'm very Westernized as an individual and very Canadian, I guess I've lost some of my Chinese culture. "