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" I want to do something in medicine, for sure. I don't know what, exactly, that entails, but something along those lines. "
Nathan Chen
Want
Lines
Know
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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. "
Nathan Chen
Life
Giving
Parents
" My training and ballet background definitely gives me the competitive edge on the ice. "
Nathan Chen
Competitive
Me
Training
" 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. "
Nathan Chen
Me
Think
Team
" 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. "
Nathan Chen
American
Parents
I Am
" 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. "
Nathan Chen
Baby
Stupid
Me
" I really enjoy traveling to... I went to Spain. That was really cool. Japan was really cool. France was really cool. "
Nathan Chen
Japan
Spain
Enjoy
" My parents always wanted the very best for me and pushed me further and further, so that stuck with me. "
Nathan Chen
Parents
Wanted
Stuck
" There are always times when you don't want to go to the rink, or you don't want to do all the things you're supposed to do. Sometimes you're exhausted, or it's been a long week, but I always remind myself that this is my Olympic dream and the passion, because I love the sport very much. "
Nathan Chen
Myself
Long
Week
" I wanted to be a goalie. "
Nathan Chen
Wanted
" The Olympics really started motivating me from the very start. That was my dream from the very beginning. "
Nathan Chen
Started
Beginning
Dream
" I just like to keep pushing myself and the sport. "
Nathan Chen
Keep
Just
Sport
" I have a very close family. I have four older siblings: two brothers and two sisters. "
Nathan Chen
Family
Brothers
Four
" 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
" Emma Watson definitely is my celebrity crush. I love 'Harry Potter.' Plus, she's gorgeous, which really helps. "
Nathan Chen
Gorgeous
Love
Crush
" Team U.S.A. is awesome. "
Nathan Chen
Awesome
Team
" That would be pretty cool being the first one to do the quint. "
Nathan Chen
Cool
Would
Being
" I celebrate my hardworking parents and all the opportunities they gave me. "
Nathan Chen
Opportunities
Me
Parents
" Netflix isn't available internationally all the time, but the NBA is. It's nice to have something that feels like home. "
Nathan Chen
Nice
Like
NBA
" These big jumps take a big toll on the body, especially a young body. So, it's kind of risk or reward, I guess. "
Nathan Chen
Body
Young
Risk
" 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. "
Nathan Chen
Be Kind
Time
Myself
" You have to have passion for what you do, or else it's difficult when the going gets tough. "
Nathan Chen
Difficult
You
Tough
" 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. "
Nathan Chen
Movement
Find
Inspiration
" It's something I have to remind myself about, that at every competition, I put a lot of pressure on myself, almost like it's the end of the world, and I have to keep reminding myself it's not. "
Nathan Chen
Myself
Like
Competition
" Throughout the day, I'll snack a lot. I always have some breakfast cereal, like Kellogg's cereal, something on hand, so that I can just quickly get some carbs in. "
Nathan Chen
Snack
Day
Breakfast
" I love jumping. I have always loved jumping. I love watching jumps. I love doing jumps. "
Nathan Chen
Love
Always
Loved
" My family and parents were very influential in my skating career. "
Nathan Chen
Parents
Skating
Very
" I think doing a quint is very, very difficult. "
Nathan Chen
Think
Doing
I Think
" Largely, I began skating because I wanted stuff to do outside of school. My mom decided to put me into figure skating. "
Nathan Chen
Outside
Because
Me
" I tend to be a little bit more quiet and just to myself. I'm a little bit more introverted than extroverted. "
Nathan Chen
Than
Myself
More
" Once you land a jump, you put it straight in the program. That's the way I've always been doing it. "
Nathan Chen
Doing
You
Way