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" I really wanted to play hockey. My mom thought figure skates looked easier to use, so she put me in the learn-to-skate program. "
Nathan Chen
Hockey
Mom
Thought
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" Sometimes thinking about the Olympics makes me a little nervous. "
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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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" Skating is a sport that I found a lot of interest in from a very, very young age. Ultimately, I think that being on the ice, being in the cold, and trying things and challenging myself in different ways is something that made me really interested in skating. "
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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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" In terms of, like, interviews, I used to struggle a lot with interviews; I never knew what to say. "
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" I've always had Russian coaches. "
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" I have confidence in how I've trained and prepared myself. I've dreamed about the Olympics for a long time, and it would be kind of silly and a waste to freak myself out. "
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" To have all of these jumps in my arsenal is very beneficial. I can always alter my program so I can either play it safe, or I can play it risky with high reward. It depends on what I feel like I need that day. "
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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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" I'm the baby for sure. My siblings are looking out for me, making sure I'm not doing something stupid. They are making sure my head is set straight and that I'm a good person outside of skating and inside of it, too. "
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Stupid
Me
" I love jumping. I have always loved jumping. I love watching jumps. I love doing jumps. "
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Love
Always
Loved
" As a family, we are all intrinsically motivated. "
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Family
Motivated
" Largely, I began skating because I wanted stuff to do outside of school. My mom decided to put me into figure skating. "
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Outside
Because
Me
" 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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Think
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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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Seeing
" There's always things that I can improve on. "
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I Can
Improve
Always
" I have my own life to live. "
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My Own
Own
Live
" Ever since I was a younger skater, I've been working my way to these big jumps. "
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Since
Working
Big
" I tend to be a little bit more quiet and just to myself. I'm a little bit more introverted than extroverted. "
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Myself
More
" We were all just taught to work as hard as we could, use these opportunities to advance, and just really appreciate all that we had. "
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Work
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" Skating is a very beautiful sport, and I love watching new programs. "
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Skating
Watching
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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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Parents
I Am
" 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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" My parents always enforce the idea of never giving up upon all of my siblings and me, and I think that's something that will stick with me my whole life. "
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Giving
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" Never give up. There are always tough times, regardless of what you do in anything in life. Be able to push through those times and maintain your ultimate goal. "
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" I wanted to be a goalie. "
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