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" I like biology a lot. "
Nathan Chen
Biology
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" 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. "
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" I would love to be working in a hospital or in a completely different realm, working with or exploring the lives of animals. "
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" Every day is a new day, and ultimately, I have to figure out what works each day. "
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" There's always things that I can improve on. "
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" When I watch my skating when I was younger, I definitely see all this balletic movement and this artistry come through. "
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" The Olympics really started motivating me from the very start. That was my dream from the very beginning. "
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" 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. "
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" 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. "
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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. "
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" Every day's a new day. "
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" I've always had Russian coaches. "
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" I began skating when I was 3. It was during 2002, the year the Olympics were held in Salt Lake City. "
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" I just like to keep pushing myself and the sport. "
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" I've skated after Yuzu a handful of times. The only thing I can take away from it is to be prepared for the Pooh-bears to be raining down from the audience. "
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" Ever since I started skating, making the Olympic team was my ultimate dream. It's what has inspired and motivated me throughout my entire career. "
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" I think my parents felt us being a minority a little bit more than I did, and they tried to shelter me from that so I didn't feel it at all. "
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" Just being here at the Olympics is pretty incredible in itself. Seeing the unity of the athletes and to see how everyone has worked so hard to get here - and we are all so excited to be here - it's awesome to be able to experience it. "
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" Once I really understood what skating was and what the Olympic really entailed, I knew that's what I wanted to do: I wanted to be there; I wanted to represent the U.S. "
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" My Chinese name is Chen Wei. I can speak a tiny, tiny bit, just basically get around, but I understand it decently well. "
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" Really, I'm just a normal kid. "
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" It's crazy how fast time flies and how things progress. "
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" There are always benefits and good things, bad things that come out of every performance. "
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" 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. "
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" There's a lot of skaters that I look up to, and I think my biggest skating role models were the two Russian competitors at the 2002 Olympic games in Salt Lake City. They really motivated me to follow my passion in skating, and it really blossomed from there. "
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" As a kid growing up, I didn't want to tell any of my classmates I did figure-skating because I knew they'd be like, 'Oh, you're a skater, you're gay, blah blah blah.' So I kept it to myself. Once I started getting to more of an elite level, I didn't really care what people thought, though. "
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" I remember being a little kid walking down the grocery aisle seeing athletes on these cereal boxes. "
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" The Olympics have really motivated me, ever since I started skating as a little kid. "
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" Like my parents taught me, never give up, and always love what you do. "
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" Netflix isn't available internationally all the time, but the NBA is. It's nice to have something that feels like home. "
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