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" I am proud to be a first-generation Chinese-American in the sport of figure skating. "

" 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. "

" I don't think the demographic for skating really entails a lot of basketball watching. "

" I always carry my phone with me. I always have a computer on me. "

" Largely, I began skating because I wanted stuff to do outside of school. My mom decided to put me into figure skating. "

" My family and parents were very influential in my skating career. "

" I never got to go to prom or homecoming or a lot of the typical teenage stuff. But, if you think about it, I've gotten to go and meet different people and travel all over the world. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" It's crazy how fast time flies and how things progress. "

" I hate spiders; I'm terrified of spiders. "

" Skating in itself is a difficult sport, and the amazing athletes within the sport are very challenging. "

" Being able to land all the quads, especially doing them all in one program, is mentally huge. "

" That's something I'm actually very interested in doing, helping young skaters. "

" 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. "

" I began skating when I was 3. It was during 2002, the year the Olympics were held in Salt Lake City. "

" I really enjoy traveling to... I went to Spain. That was really cool. Japan was really cool. France was really cool. "

" Maybe it's innate: I have a body built to jump. "

" Really, I'm just a normal kid. "

" My skating career won't last forever. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" Honestly, I am human. I make mistakes. "

" 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. "

" If the jump is perfect, you come out, and you feel like you took a three-pointer in basketball or doing the perfect thing in whatever your sport is. You just get that adrenaline rush, a sense of satisfaction, like you want to do it again and again. "

" Regardless of what I do, no matter how good it is, it's never, in my mind, 'flawless.' "

" These big jumps take a big toll on the body, especially a young body. So, it's kind of risk or reward, I guess. "

" My parents always wanted the very best for me and pushed me further and further, so that stuck with me. "

" 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. "

" I've been working on it a lot, trying to find the artistic balance, trying to find purpose in my movement combined with the jumps. "