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" I've learned a lot from my parents. "

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" I think being in the public eye has made me more determined than other people to show that I do belong at the top, and I believe I am one of the hardest-working people at the rink. I feel like I have always been that way, but sometimes I just get in my own way. "

" 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. "

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

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

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

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

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" Sports are evolving and always evolving, and people have that determination to keep going and coming back. I think I'm one of those athletes. I stand to show that people shouldn't give up. You've got to just keep going until you succeed. "

" Narcissism is just self-confidence. "

Self-Confidence

" My dad is a very creative type of person, so he has rolls that make no sense to most people familiar with sushi. He has a High Five roll. What is that? Don't ask questions. Just try it. He's kind of mischievous, and that's how I am, too. "

" 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. "

" I have always believed that I am an amazing skater regardless of what the results say, and I think that determination and confidence has kept me in the game so long. "

" 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. "

" I feel like the worst has happened to me, so what better person to skate to 'Madame Butterfly' than me? "

" I sometimes think about adult skating and how, you know, people like Midori Ito, she competed at the adult world championships. I feel like I'll probably be someone like that. "

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

" 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. "

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

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

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

" 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. "

" I've always been an A or B student. When I get a B, I freak out a little bit! "

" I fall a lot during training. "

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

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

" I'm really good at window shopping, or I'll go into a store and just choose one thing. "

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

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