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" I like to be bold and different and to go and try things. "

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" It was my goal and dream to be selected to the Olympic team, so I knew going into it the amount of responsibility I was given. "

" I don't even remember how many times I've sprained my ankle. I've had stress fractures galore and torn my PCL. You just take a little time off if you have the time, and if not, you keep training until you can take the time off. "

" I've dreamed about going to the Olympics ever since I was young. "

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

" 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 guess I can be stereotypical and say that Asians are very cheap. "

" My parents always tell me that they never would have let me start if they had known how expensive and difficult figure skating is. "

" My dad is a very creative type of person, so he has rolls that make no sense to most people familiar with sushi. He has a High Five roll. What is that? Don't ask questions. Just try it. He's kind of mischievous, and that's how I am, too. "

" It was really, really heartbreaking to not be named to the team in Sochi, but some things are just not meant to be. That experience changed me as a skater. I took a step back and decided that some things are not worth accepting. I wanted to be on another Olympic team. I took time to evolve myself as a person and as a skater. "

" 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. "

" I used to skate around the rink with my mom, and we used to race each other until I started getting way better. Then she hung up her skates and resorted to playing my music at the rink. "

" For my dad to say he's proud of me - in English - is a really big deal. "

" 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. "

" Skating becomes more important to me every year. It's obviously harder as age takes a toll on the body and the brain, and I think because of that, competing becomes much more difficult. That's why those who stick around are always so appreciative of others' skating because we know how much work goes into it. "

" Being named to the Olympic team has special meaning to it because I feel like I've come full circle. "

" I was always getting in trouble for whispering in class. "

" As athletes, we want to represent our country to the best of our ability. "

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

" I wanted to make America proud. "

" There are always moments when I think about leaving skating, but when I think about that, I'm not very smart, and I'm not very pretty, and there's nothing else that stands out about me besides my skating. "

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

" I pride myself on being Japanese American. "

" 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 that person: I will literally do everything to not get out of bed, so I have alarms set for every 15 minutes. "

" Although there's a stigma that you learn only until a certain point, and then you just maintain, for me to learn the triple axel at 24 goes to show that anything's possible. "

" For the American culture to evolve and include Asians is so amazing. "

" I've learned a lot from my parents. "

" Everyone has been injured, regardless of whether they're an athlete or not. "

" 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. "