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" I have always believed that I am an amazing skater regardless of what the results say, and I think that determination and confidence has kept me in the game so long. "

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" 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. "

Mirai Nagasu

Hope

Parents

Team

" Sports are evolving and always evolving, and people have that determination to keep going and coming back. I think I'm one of those athletes. I stand to show that people shouldn't give up. You've got to just keep going until you succeed. "

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

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

" I have always believed that I've been an amazing skater regardless of what the results say. "

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

Mirai Nagasu

People

" I think every brilliant mind is a little bit crazy. "

" I wanted to make America proud. "

" My mom is really dedicated to me. She drives me to school and skating, wakes up for me, and I'm just really appreciative. "

Mirai Nagasu

School

Skating

" When I come home from training, my attention immediately has to focus on my school courses, which helps keep the stress level balanced. I mostly balance both by drinking a lot of coffee and making sure I time manage well, which doesn't happen all the time, especially during finals week. "

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

" There are moments when I think I'm not very smart and not very pretty, and skating is the only thing that stands out about me. It's like the love of my life. When you love someone, sometimes you want to break up. "

" I'm great at dishwashing. "

Mirai Nagasu

Great

" I don't necessarily always feel happy when I'm skating. "

" Daisuke Takahashi has really good footwork. "

" 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 got to meet Rachel Platten, who sings 'Fight Song,' I love that song. "

" 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. "

Mirai Nagasu

Enjoy

Moment

" I think it's because I'm so hard on myself that I can push myself this far. "

" I started skating when I was five years old in Pasadena, California. "

" I can snap my toes. Everyone keeps asking me this, but I know it's kind of weird, but I think it's fun that I can snap my toes. "

" I always soak in a bath with Epsom salts for a minimum of 20 minutes to absorb the magnesium once I get home. "

" Whenever Michelle Kwan texts me or mentions my name, I'm like, 'Wow.' I still can't believe that this is someone who I grew up looking up to, and they know my name. "

Mirai Nagasu

Believe

Looking

" When I started not training as hard and doing what I needed to do, everyone else improved without me improving. "

" During finals week, I don't get a lot of sleep, and I tell myself, 'I can't do this anymore.' "

" My dad usually never has time for my skating, which is OK because they have to make a living somehow. For them to put their business on hold and come all the way to Korea to watch me skate - especially my dad - he feels responsible not just for my mom and for himself, but there are a lot of people who work there, too. "

Mirai Nagasu

Work

Business

" 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'm a solo skater; the sport can be lonely. "

" I sometimes think about adult skating and how, you know, people like Midori Ito, she competed at the adult world championships. I feel like I'll probably be someone like that. "

" When someone really, truly believes in themselves, magic happens. "