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" I'm a solo skater; the sport can be lonely. "

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" My dad usually never has time for my skating, which is OK because they have to make a living somehow. For them to put their business on hold and come all the way to Korea to watch me skate - especially my dad - he feels responsible not just for my mom and for himself, but there are a lot of people who work there, too. "

" It's been exciting to share my story for people to relate to me and reach out. "

" 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. "

" Being named to the Olympic team has special meaning to it because I feel like I've come full circle. "

" My mom is really dedicated to me. She drives me to school and skating, wakes up for me, and I'm just really appreciative. "

" I'm very Asian, and also my mom raised me to be polite and to eat whatever is put in front of me. I actually enjoy snails a lot. And I've eaten sea urchin and that shebang. "

" In the history of sport in general, people stick around. Look at Shaun White and Lindsey Vonn just continue on, Olympic cycle after Olympic cycle; that is why they are famous. "

" For the American culture to evolve and include Asians is so amazing. "

" 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. "

" Japanese people, they're not really one to complain. "

" It was my goal and dream to be selected to the Olympic team, so I knew going into it the amount of responsibility I was given. "

" I get about seven hours of sleep a night. "

" It was really, really heartbreaking to not be named to the team in Sochi, but some things are just not meant to be. That experience changed me as a skater. I took a step back and decided that some things are not worth accepting. I wanted to be on another Olympic team. I took time to evolve myself as a person and as a skater. "

" Figure skaters are usually young and then just fade away. But I'm not a fade-away kind of person. "

" Education is more important than skating. I want to keep up with my schoolwork and my skating. "

" If I fall, I'll take the fall and get up and keep going. "

" 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 not a fadeaway type of person; I don't have that type of personality. "

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

" Sometimes, it's hard for me to communicate my discomfort because I want to be respectful. At the same time, I've learned that you have to ask people on your team to help you out. "

" I really believe in myself. "

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

" It was hard for me to leave the nest, but my mom is super proud of me. She said, 'You became independent really quickly, and I'm so proud of you,' but she misses me all the same. "

" I skate six days a week, three sessions a day, and I go to the gym three times a week. I lift weights, do some ab work and whatever my trainer tells me to do. I take Saturdays off. "

" Skating becomes more important to me every year. It's obviously harder as age takes a toll on the body and the brain, and I think because of that, competing becomes much more difficult. That's why those who stick around are always so appreciative of others' skating because we know how much work goes into it. "

" I believe in adventure and imagination, and I got that from my parents and the things I experienced as a child. "

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

Anything Is Possible

" I wanted to make America proud. "

" I think every brilliant mind is a little bit crazy. "