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" 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. "

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" To all the little girls out there, I would tell them to really appreciate what their parents do for them. And also to truly believe in their dream. If they truly believe that they're capable, things will happen for them - as long as they put in the work, of course. "

" I loved being at the rink every day and training. "

" I fall a lot during training. "

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

Anything Is Possible

" I would like to be on 'Dancing With the Stars' because I want to be a star. "

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

" I think I would be bored if I were winning all the time, even though it would be nice. "

" I really believe in myself. "

" Something that I saw in Sochi that I didn't get the opportunity to have in Vancouver was the team holding hands with arms in the air and medals around their neck. "

" When someone really, truly believes in themselves, magic happens. "

" The only thing I can expect from myself is to learn from each competition and improve. "

" I have always believed that I've been an amazing skater regardless of what the results say. "

" Never lose your undying belief in yourself and your abilities. "

" My parents are super excited that they've produced an Olympian. I don't think they ever would have imagined this would happen in a million years, so I hope I represent not only Team U.S.A., but the Japanese-American culture and my family as well. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" As athletes, we want to represent our country to the best of our ability. "

" During finals week, I don't get a lot of sleep, and I tell myself, 'I can't do this anymore.' "

" I have a great work ethic because I've watched my parents work super hard. "

" 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. "

" I started skating when I was five years old in Pasadena, California. "

" 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. "

" I can snap my toes. Everyone keeps asking me this, but I know it's kind of weird, but I think it's fun that I can snap my toes. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" Not only would my parents work full hours, my parents both woke up at 5 A.M. My dad left the house at 5 A.M. to go to the fish market to pick out his own fish, and my mom woke up at 5 A.M. to wake me up in order to get me ready for skating before school. "