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" I wanted to make America proud. "

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" I tell my boyfriend that... we should get a ranch so we can just adopt all the dogs that need homes, and they can just run around all day. "

" 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 always want to try for what's been offered to me. "

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

Believe In Yourself

" I'm great at dishwashing. "

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

" I've learned a lot from my parents. "

" Everyone has been injured, regardless of whether they're an athlete or not. "

" I always soak in a bath with Epsom salts for a minimum of 20 minutes to absorb the magnesium once I get home. "

" I just want to redeem myself and show the world that... it wasn't a fluke that I won at nationals. I can compete on the international stage as well. "

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

Anything Is Possible

" 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. "

" Michelle Kwan was an inspiration for everyone, including me. "

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

" Being the heavy favorite is not always a good thing because of the amount of pressure on an athlete. "

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

" I think being in the public eye has made me more determined than other people to show that I do belong at the top, and I believe I am one of the hardest-working people at the rink. I feel like I have always been that way, but sometimes I just get in my own way. "

" When I was in middle school, I remember thinking, like, Tara Lipinski was 14: I only got a few more years to go before I'm really old. "

" When I started not training as hard and doing what I needed to do, everyone else improved without me improving. "

" I feel like the worst has happened to me, so what better person to skate to 'Madame Butterfly' than me? "

" My Olympic moment from the individual event was that I was really able to enjoy my skating, and so that meant a lot to me, and I didn't portray that accurately. "

" 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. "

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

" Narcissism is just self-confidence. "

Self-Confidence

" I fall a lot during training. "

" Being 16 is such a great age because I'm still really young, and I'll still have a lot of chances. But the Olympics only come every four years, so you don't want to waste an opportunity. "

" Sports is expensive, and you have to find a way to pay for it. "

" 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. "