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" It's reassuring knowing that people are supporting me and want to know more about me. It comes with being the national champion and making the Olympic team. I think that it's telling me I'm on the right path. "

" I tend to be a little bit more quiet and just to myself. I'm a little bit more introverted than extroverted. "

" I began skating in the official practice venue of the 2002 Games. It was a huge Olympic atmosphere with Apollo Ohno sitting on the wall every day when I walked into the rink. That was really cool and very inspiring to see. "

" Like my parents taught me, never give up, and always love what you do. "

" Being able to land all the quads, especially doing them all in one program, is mentally huge. "

" My parents did not come to the U.S. with much; they had a lot of hardship. "

" Throughout the day, I'll snack a lot. I always have some breakfast cereal, like Kellogg's cereal, something on hand, so that I can just quickly get some carbs in. "

" I love jumping. I have always loved jumping. I love watching jumps. I love doing jumps. "

" Netflix isn't available internationally all the time, but the NBA is. It's nice to have something that feels like home. "

" I really enjoy traveling to... I went to Spain. That was really cool. Japan was really cool. France was really cool. "

" Triples are hard. Triple axel is just not my jump. Quads are really my thing. "

" You have to have passion for what you do, or else it's difficult when the going gets tough. "

" I am a first-generation American of Chinese decent. My parents were both born and raised in China and moved to the U.S. in their 20s. "

" My parents always wanted the very best for me and pushed me further and further, so that stuck with me. "

" I really wanted to play hockey. My mom thought figure skates looked easier to use, so she put me in the learn-to-skate program. "

" It's like you get a high off the jumps, and you crave it, and you want to do it again and again and again. "

" My training and ballet background definitely gives me the competitive edge on the ice. "

" I have confidence in how I've trained and prepared myself. I've dreamed about the Olympics for a long time, and it would be kind of silly and a waste to freak myself out. "

" As a family, we are all intrinsically motivated. "

" I wanted to be a goalie. "

" I have my own life to live. "

" I start in the morning with something like a breakfast burrito and a smoothie, something that gives me enough protein and carbs to start my day. "

" An artistic standpoint - I've watched a lot of ballet and source some inspiration from how they move, connect with each other, and find meaning in their movement. "

" Half of learning a new element is just getting over the fear of doing it. Once you mentally prepare yourself enough to do the jump, that is really half the battle. "

" I do very scientific-based training. However, for skating, that's a little bit out of the ordinary. Many skaters base their off-ice training around plyometrics, whereas mine is very strength- and power-based. "

" Personally, I feel like there should be some sort of cap on the quads, but we should still be pushing it to a certain number. "

" I love skating. It's part of my life, and I never wanted to give it up. "

" When I watch my skating when I was younger, I definitely see all this balletic movement and this artistry come through. "

" Sometimes thinking about the Olympics makes me a little nervous. "

" The Olympics really started motivating me from the very start. That was my dream from the very beginning. "