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" Like my parents taught me, never give up, and always love what you do. "

" I want to be a full-package skater. "

" 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. "

" I think my parents felt us being a minority a little bit more than I did, and they tried to shelter me from that so I didn't feel it at all. "

" I just like to keep pushing myself and the sport. "

" It's like you get a high off the jumps, and you crave it, and you want to do it again and again and again. "

" My parents always wanted the very best for me and pushed me further and further, so that stuck with me. "

" I want to get another Olympic medal outside the team event. "

" I like the challenge and instant gratification of landing a new jump or learning a new element. That made me fall in love with the sport. "

" Honestly, I am human. I make mistakes. "

" Ever since I was a younger skater, I've been working my way to these big jumps. "

" I start in the morning with something like a breakfast burrito and a smoothie, something that gives me enough protein and carbs to start my day. "

" A lot of the things I do outside the rink are just to relax and recover. We spend so much time at the rink, so it's nice to decompress a little. "

" Every day is a new day, and ultimately, I have to figure out what works each day. "

" 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. "

" I would love to be working in a hospital or in a completely different realm, working with or exploring the lives of animals. "

" My Chinese name is Chen Wei. I can speak a tiny, tiny bit, just basically get around, but I understand it decently well. "

" 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. "

" To have all of these jumps in my arsenal is very beneficial. I can always alter my program so I can either play it safe, or I can play it risky with high reward. It depends on what I feel like I need that day. "

" From a logistical standpoint, I learned about when to peak, when to push, when to recover throughout the season. "

" I don't think the demographic for skating really entails a lot of basketball watching. "

" Largely, I began skating because I wanted stuff to do outside of school. My mom decided to put me into figure skating. "

" 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. "

" I have a very close family. I have four older siblings: two brothers and two sisters. "

" I have my own life to live. "

" If it's time to indulge, I love desserts, especially Hershey's chocolate. I also love sushi and Japanese food. Food is my favorite in general. "

" Skating in itself is a difficult sport, and the amazing athletes within the sport are very challenging. "

" Triples are hard. Triple axel is just not my jump. Quads are really my thing. "

" The Olympics have really motivated me, ever since I started skating as a little kid. "

" I tend to be a little bit more quiet and just to myself. I'm a little bit more introverted than extroverted. "