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" 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. "

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Stupid

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" In terms of, like, interviews, I used to struggle a lot with interviews; I never knew what to say. "

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

" As a family, we are all intrinsically motivated. "

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" Once I landed the triple Salchow, I put it in the program. First landed triple toe, straight into the program. That's what I did with my quad suite. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" I like biology a lot. "

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" I genuinely dislike sequins. "

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Dislike

" These big jumps take a big toll on the body, especially a young body. So, it's kind of risk or reward, I guess. "

" 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. "

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

" Never give up. There are always tough times, regardless of what you do in anything in life. Be able to push through those times and maintain your ultimate goal. "

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

" It's crazy how fast time flies and how things progress. "

" Personally, I feel like there should be some sort of cap on the quads, but we should still be pushing it to a certain number. "

Nathan Chen

Cap

Number

" 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. "

" Every competition is different... You can't plan for everything that happens. "

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

" The Olympics really started motivating me from the very start. That was my dream from the very beginning. "

" Ever since I started skating, making the Olympic team was my ultimate dream. It's what has inspired and motivated me throughout my entire career. "

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Dream

Team

" 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. "

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

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I Am

Human

" 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. "

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Competition

" I began skating in the official practice venue of the 2002 Games. It was a huge Olympic atmosphere with Apollo Ohno sitting on the wall every day when I walked into the rink. That was really cool and very inspiring to see. "

" 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. "

" Netflix isn't available internationally all the time, but the NBA is. It's nice to have something that feels like home. "

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NBA