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" I sometimes think about adult skating and how, you know, people like Midori Ito, she competed at the adult world championships. I feel like I'll probably be someone like that. "

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" 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. "

Mirai Nagasu

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Life

" Sports are evolving and always evolving, and people have that determination to keep going and coming back. I think I'm one of those athletes. I stand to show that people shouldn't give up. You've got to just keep going until you succeed. "

" Michelle Kwan was an inspiration for everyone, including me. "

Mirai Nagasu

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

Mirai Nagasu

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" Sometimes, it's hard for me to communicate my discomfort because I want to be respectful. At the same time, I've learned that you have to ask people on your team to help you out. "

Mirai Nagasu

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" You can train to be ready for the nerves, and we simulate it all the time, but it's never the same when it actually matters. "

" I get about seven hours of sleep a night. "

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

" Figure skaters are usually young and then just fade away. But I'm not a fade-away kind of person. "

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

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

" It was hard for me to leave the nest, but my mom is super proud of me. She said, 'You became independent really quickly, and I'm so proud of you,' but she misses me all the same. "

Mirai Nagasu

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Proud

" 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. "

" It's been exciting to share my story for people to relate to me and reach out. "

Mirai Nagasu

People

" I think, as a skater, I started out really strongly, and as I have grown in the public eye, I have had my rough seasons that most people don't get as much attention for. "

" I loved being at the rink every day and training. "

" I really believe in myself. "

" I'm not a fadeaway type of person; I don't have that type of personality. "

" I made history here by landing the first triple axel for a U.S. lady, third at the Olympics, and that's a big deal. "

" I think being in the public eye has made me more determined than other people to show that I do belong at the top, and I believe I am one of the hardest-working people at the rink. I feel like I have always been that way, but sometimes I just get in my own way. "

Mirai Nagasu

People

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

" If I fall, I'll take the fall and get up and keep going. "

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

" Never lose your undying belief in yourself and your abilities. "

" 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. "

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

" I fall a lot during training. "

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

" 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 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. "