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" I hope that my work ethic has been a model for those who do not believe in themselves or have lingering doubts about their own abilities. "
Max Aaron
Work Ethic
Hope
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" I have a pretty strict diet, and for breakfast, I have three eggs and a cup of oatmeal. "
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" I can't say I have a lucky charm, but I do wear a 3/4-zip U.S.A. jacket I wear to every event. I got it from Nike, and it was from the 2012 Olympic Games. "
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" There are no words to describe what it would mean making the Olympic team. "
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" If it's a day to indulge, I like to have a burrito or a steak. "
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" The long program sets the men apart from the boys. "
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" Before I broke my back, I was really looking forward to playing hockey at the University of Michigan. That was my biggest goal. "
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" I want to be the top man in our sport. I want to be that guy everyone wants to see skate. "
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" I was tired of getting last or fifth or sixth. I was tired of falling multiple times in a program. I was tired of competing differently than how I trained. If I was going to do that, why train so hard? I took a step back, and I figured out what I wanted to change about myself. "
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" I love hard work. If I'm not sweating, then I'm not working. "
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" I'll fight anybody. "
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Fight
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" I have always wanted to be the best, and it drives me every day, no matter the obstacle. "
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Every Day
Matter
Me
" It eventually ends, and that's what I think a lot of athletes forget. It's 10 years after the Olympics, and you won the Olympics, and that's great, but no one cares. "
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Great
You
Years
" I hope to take my Birthright trip. "
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Birthright
" I feel connected to God when I'm out there performing. "
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God
Performing
Connected
" I'm not afraid of falling or failing, because I've failed many times, and I learned from them. "
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Afraid
Learned
Falling
" I have met a lot of athletes who were on the top of their sport, and then sat around and did nothing. They just didn't know what to do. "
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Sat
Top
Who
" Some days it's tough, and I don't want to train my mental game, or I don't want to train my components as hard as I used to. "
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Train
Want
Tough
" I want that three quad program! That's what's going to set me apart in the U.S. "
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Three
Program
Apart
" Every time I watch a performance, I'm disgusted with how I've skated. It's very hurtful for me. "
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Me
Watch
Time
" I always thought the list needed to be longer. We needed to have a stronger representation of Jewish athletes, and I'm so happy to that I'm part of them now. "
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Stronger
Happy
Always
" No fear - that's my approach every single time I'm on the ice. "
Max Aaron
Ice
Single
Fear
" I was a host and a busboy and a barback. "
Max Aaron
Host
" I would go for the biggest guy on the team, dump the puck in. I would chase after it because I was very fast. If I wanted to get a big hit, I would have to leap into the guy. The guy would be maybe a 6-3 defenseman, 220, I would leap into this guy and plow him over. He would just fall to the ground. That was my thing. "
Max Aaron
Fall
Team
Over
" I remember watching the 2002 Olympic Games and watching the men's event. I just started figure skating, and I remember thinking how cool it would be to be there. "
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Games
Men
Remember
" At the end of the day, I could go back to getting sixth or seventh place and being a mediocre skater, or I could be a champion. I want to be a champion. "
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End Of The Day
Champion
Back
" There were many times that I took such a big hit that I was dazed; I'm not going to lie. I'd see black, but I'm still looking for the puck. Where's the play going? I'm going to keep going. Same thing in figure skating. If I take a hard fall, I'm going to get up, and I'm going to do the next jump. "
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Looking
Keep Going
Black
" I definitely love getting a massage or going to a spa. "
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Getting
Love
Massage
" Anyone who's been the Olympic trials before is a veteran. "
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Before
Anyone
Been
" Maybe at the end of my figure skating career, I'll be able to have just the one game I always dreamed of having. I've still got the skill, I think. I'd have to work on my stick-handling skills, but the speed and my hockey smarts are still there. "
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Work
Think
Speed
" I grew up looking to all those Jewish athletes for inspiration. "
Max Aaron
Looking
Up
Those