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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 wanted to be a goalie. "

" I really wanted to play hockey. My mom thought figure skates looked easier to use, so she put me in the learn-to-skate program. "

" 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. "

" Sometimes thinking about the Olympics makes me a little nervous. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" It's been a dream of mine to be selected on the U.S. Olympic team as long as I can remember. "

" I love skating. It's part of my life, and I never wanted to give it up. "

" Skating is a very beautiful sport, and I love watching new programs. "

" You have to have passion for what you do, or else it's difficult when the going gets tough. "

" My parents always enforce the idea of never giving up upon all of my siblings and me, and I think that's something that will stick with me my whole life. "

" Regardless of what I do, no matter how good it is, it's never, in my mind, 'flawless.' "

" I want to do something in medicine, for sure. I don't know what, exactly, that entails, but something along those lines. "

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

" Maybe it's innate: I have a body built to jump. "

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

" 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. "

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

" Just being here at the Olympics is pretty incredible in itself. Seeing the unity of the athletes and to see how everyone has worked so hard to get here - and we are all so excited to be here - it's awesome to be able to experience it. "

" 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. "

" I never got to go to prom or homecoming or a lot of the typical teenage stuff. But, if you think about it, I've gotten to go and meet different people and travel all over the world. "

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" I've skated after Yuzu a handful of times. The only thing I can take away from it is to be prepared for the Pooh-bears to be raining down from the audience. "

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

" 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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