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" I want to get another Olympic medal outside the team event. "
Nathan Chen
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" Emma Watson definitely is my celebrity crush. I love 'Harry Potter.' Plus, she's gorgeous, which really helps. "
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" Once I really understood what skating was and what the Olympic really entailed, I knew that's what I wanted to do: I wanted to be there; I wanted to represent the U.S. "
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" I love jumping. I have always loved jumping. I love watching jumps. I love doing jumps. "
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" 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. "
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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. "
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" As a family, we are all intrinsically motivated. "
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" We were all just taught to work as hard as we could, use these opportunities to advance, and just really appreciate all that we had. "
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" 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. "
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" Half of learning a new element is just getting over the fear of doing it. Once you mentally prepare yourself enough to do the jump, that is really half the battle. "
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" Team U.S.A. is awesome. "
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" I tend to be a little bit more quiet and just to myself. I'm a little bit more introverted than extroverted. "
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" These big jumps take a big toll on the body, especially a young body. So, it's kind of risk or reward, I guess. "
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" There's always things that I can improve on. "
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" I don't think the demographic for skating really entails a lot of basketball watching. "
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" I think doing a quint is very, very difficult. "
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" I just like to keep pushing myself and the sport. "
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" 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. "
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