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" I have a good idea of how lucky we are to be growing up in Canada. "

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" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" In skating or any amateur sport, as athletes we share something in common: the cost of training is quite a burden on our parents or on the athletes themselves trying to find a way to pay for their costs. "

" 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. "

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

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

" I'm competing against men who are doing five quads between the short program and the long program, and I'm at three between the two programs. Who would ever imagine that three wasn't enough for some people? "

" My skating brought me to a level of being well known in Canada, but I've grown up having trained in the U.S. I haven't lost my roots in Canada thanks to the little rpminders again when I come home: People thanking me for what I do and for representing Canada in the world stage. "

" 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. "

" Injuries are a huge thing for skating. I think skating is a very unnatural sport for the body, very tough on the joints. "

" Experience is a funny thing. You don't always have it when you need it. "

" 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. "

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

" When I go to competitions, I don't have so much confidence that I don't worry or get nervous about the other skaters doing well. "

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

" 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. "

" Although it's hard some days to wake up an hour earlier to do the gym workout as opposed to other skaters who just show up to the rink, I know that if I don't do it, my day will be much worse. I might as well not even skate, actually. "

" Paris is beautiful, but nothing beats home. "

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

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

" Quads are very exciting to watch, but they're so quick, and they're very short moments in the program... I don't really enjoy it. "

" I carry a lot of muscle easily. "

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

" I skate just to satisfy my own desire and not care about other people's desire for me to do well. "

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

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

" 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. "