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" I guess I can be stereotypical and say that Asians are very cheap. "

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" My Olympic moment from the individual event was that I was really able to enjoy my skating, and so that meant a lot to me, and I didn't portray that accurately. "

" I used to skate around the rink with my mom, and we used to race each other until I started getting way better. Then she hung up her skates and resorted to playing my music at the rink. "

" My parents always tell me that they never would have let me start if they had known how expensive and difficult figure skating is. "

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

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

" Not only would my parents work full hours, my parents both woke up at 5 A.M. My dad left the house at 5 A.M. to go to the fish market to pick out his own fish, and my mom woke up at 5 A.M. to wake me up in order to get me ready for skating before school. "

" Sometimes, it's hard for me to communicate my discomfort because I want to be respectful. At the same time, I've learned that you have to ask people on your team to help you out. "

" To all the little girls out there, I would tell them to really appreciate what their parents do for them. And also to truly believe in their dream. If they truly believe that they're capable, things will happen for them - as long as they put in the work, of course. "

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

" I've always been an A or B student. When I get a B, I freak out a little bit! "

" 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. "

" Everyone has been injured, regardless of whether they're an athlete or not. "

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" Just really believe in yourself and stay true to yourself. "

Believe In Yourself

" 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's been exciting to share my story for people to relate to me and reach out. "

" I just want to redeem myself and show the world that... it wasn't a fluke that I won at nationals. I can compete on the international stage as well. "

" I really believe in myself. "

" Daisuke Takahashi has really good footwork. "

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

" I always want to try for what's been offered to me. "

" I have a great work ethic because I've watched my parents work super hard. "

" 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. "

" 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. "