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" I hope that people will one day look back at my skating and what I brought to the table. 'Remember when Patrick skated like this? Or remember when skating was like this?' That would be a cool legacy to leave behind. "

Patrick Chan

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" I'm very proud I'm Chinese and represent the Chinese community. "

" 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. "

" I'm going to stick to what I can do... because if I try and,,, do the impossible, I will either get too frustrated to the point where I won't enjoy the sport anymore, or I will get hurt and maybe have to get hip replacements at age 30. "

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

" I'm extremely well recognized in Korea just because of what I do on the ice, and there is a lack of that in Canada because hockey is our sport and it will be for eternity. "

" I hope I can compete in one or two Olympics in my career. Of course I would like to win a medal, but just being there would be awesome. "

" Even when I'm winning, hands-down the best, it's a struggle. I'm thinking, 'Oh, God! Just get me through this.' It's like surgery. "

" I have a life outside of skating. "

" 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. "

" The attitude is different in the U.S. I feel like, in Canada, there is more of a sense of community and more of a sense of, 'I'll take the shirt off my back to help you because you're my neighbour.' There is not many of us, right? So each and every Canadian is very special. "

" I'm not a big traveller. "

Patrick Chan

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" 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. "

Patrick Chan

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Leaf

" 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. "

" 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. "

Patrick Chan

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Doing

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

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

Patrick Chan

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Parents

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

Patrick Chan

Feeling

Feel

" 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. "

" 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. "

" If I ever got in the way of Kurt Browning or Elvis Stojko, and they got mad and yelled at me, I'd be, 'Oh my God! I'm so sorry!' "

" If you look at all the sports in China, the government is extremely involved and they are extremely proud of their athlete. "

" I'm not good at multitasking. "

Patrick Chan

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" I love figure skating and what I am able to express creatively. I want to leave a legacy in the sport. "

" 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. "

Patrick Chan

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

" 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. "

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

Patrick Chan

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Care

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

Patrick Chan

Born

Parents

" I can do all my jumps in practice, three in a row, five out of five, four out of five. "

" I have so much to give to skating in Canada. "