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" I think it's because I'm so hard on myself that I can push myself this far. "

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" Something that I saw in Sochi that I didn't get the opportunity to have in Vancouver was the team holding hands with arms in the air and medals around their neck. "

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

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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. "

" I don't necessarily always feel happy when I'm skating. "

" 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. "

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" Not only would my parents work full hours, my parents both woke up at 5 A.M. My dad left the house at 5 A.M. to go to the fish market to pick out his own fish, and my mom woke up at 5 A.M. to wake me up in order to get me ready for skating before school. "

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" If you really put your mind to it, anything is possible. "

Anything Is Possible

" During finals week, I don't get a lot of sleep, and I tell myself, 'I can't do this anymore.' "

" I would like to be on 'Dancing With the Stars' because I want to be a star. "

" I can snap my toes. Everyone keeps asking me this, but I know it's kind of weird, but I think it's fun that I can snap my toes. "

" Who cares if you get last place. This is the Olympics. Making it is the hard part. "

" I'm really good at window shopping, or I'll go into a store and just choose one thing. "

" 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. "

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" I think my own thinking is harsher than my mom's discipline. "

" 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. "

" I pride myself on being Japanese American. "

" I fall a lot during training. "

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

" Just really believe in yourself and stay true to yourself. "

Believe In Yourself