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" I would love to be working in a hospital or in a completely different realm, working with or exploring the lives of animals. "
Nathan Chen
Animals
Hospital
Exploring
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" As a kid growing up, I didn't want to tell any of my classmates I did figure-skating because I knew they'd be like, 'Oh, you're a skater, you're gay, blah blah blah.' So I kept it to myself. Once I started getting to more of an elite level, I didn't really care what people thought, though. "
Nathan Chen
Myself
People
Thought
" If the jump is perfect, you come out, and you feel like you took a three-pointer in basketball or doing the perfect thing in whatever your sport is. You just get that adrenaline rush, a sense of satisfaction, like you want to do it again and again. "
Nathan Chen
Basketball
Doing
You
" Every competition is different... You can't plan for everything that happens. "
Nathan Chen
Everything
Competition
Plan
" When I watch my skating when I was younger, I definitely see all this balletic movement and this artistry come through. "
Nathan Chen
See
Watch
Through
" 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. "
Nathan Chen
Skating
Knew
Understood
" I love skating. It's part of my life, and I never wanted to give it up. "
Nathan Chen
Life
Up
Never
" As a family, we are all intrinsically motivated. "
Nathan Chen
Family
Motivated
" 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
" The Olympics have really motivated me, ever since I started skating as a little kid. "
Nathan Chen
Kid
Started
Skating
" 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
" Skating is a sport that I found a lot of interest in from a very, very young age. Ultimately, I think that being on the ice, being in the cold, and trying things and challenging myself in different ways is something that made me really interested in skating. "
Nathan Chen
Age
Young
Think
" Triples are hard. Triple axel is just not my jump. Quads are really my thing. "
Nathan Chen
Thing
Triple
Really
" 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. "
Nathan Chen
Opportunities
Work
Appreciate
" 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
" 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. "
Nathan Chen
Yourself
Learning
Fear
" I love jumping. I have always loved jumping. I love watching jumps. I love doing jumps. "
Nathan Chen
Love
Always
Loved
" I am proud to be a first-generation Chinese-American in the sport of figure skating. "
Nathan Chen
Proud
Figure Skating
I Am
" My family and parents were very influential in my skating career. "
Nathan Chen
Parents
Skating
Very
" I genuinely dislike sequins. "
Nathan Chen
Genuinely
Dislike
" Skating is a very beautiful sport, and I love watching new programs. "
Nathan Chen
Skating
Watching
Love
" I can't decide the results, but I can still put my best foot forward and try the best I can. "
Nathan Chen
Forward
Foot
Best
" I just like to keep pushing myself and the sport. "
Nathan Chen
Keep
Just
Sport
" 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. "
Nathan Chen
Time
Food
Love
" 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
" My skating career won't last forever. "
Nathan Chen
Forever
Skating
Last
" I hate spiders; I'm terrified of spiders. "
Nathan Chen
Terrified
Hate
Spiders
" 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
" Maybe it's innate: I have a body built to jump. "
Nathan Chen
Maybe
Jump
Innate
" 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. "
Nathan Chen
Off
Again
High
" It's crazy how fast time flies and how things progress. "
Nathan Chen
Progress
Crazy
Fast