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

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" My dad usually never has time for my skating, which is OK because they have to make a living somehow. For them to put their business on hold and come all the way to Korea to watch me skate - especially my dad - he feels responsible not just for my mom and for himself, but there are a lot of people who work there, too. "

" The only thing I can expect from myself is to learn from each competition and improve. "

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

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

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

" I wanted to make America proud. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" Education is more important than skating. I want to keep up with my schoolwork and my skating. "

" I really believe in myself. "

" 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. "

" Narcissism is just self-confidence. "

Self-Confidence

" A long time ago, a sports reporter wrote that I wasn't strong in the free-skate, that I was more of a short-program skater. And that bothered me because I work so hard every day just for a person to judge me on a couple of bad skates and deem me a bad free skater. That's absurd! "

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

" Getting to the Olympics was the hard part. "

" Pre-competition rituals include nap time, because when competition rolls around, I'm a sloth. I also FaceTime my dogs. "

" 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. "

" Japanese people, they're not really one to complain. "

" 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. "

" I have always believed that I've been an amazing skater regardless of what the results say. "

" 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. "

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

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

" I think I would be bored if I were winning all the time, even though it would be nice. "

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

" 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'm a solo skater; the sport can be lonely. "