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

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" 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 hate spiders; I'm terrified of spiders. "

" Really, I'm just a normal kid. "

" Largely, I began skating because I wanted stuff to do outside of school. My mom decided to put me into figure skating. "

" I celebrate my hardworking parents and all the opportunities they gave me. "

" My family and parents were very influential in my skating career. "

" I think that ballet and skating definitely go hand in hand, especially growing up at Ballet West, which is an incredible academy. "

" I began skating when I was 3. It was during 2002, the year the Olympics were held in Salt Lake City. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" I love jumping. I have always loved jumping. I love watching jumps. I love doing jumps. "

" I want to be a full-package skater. "

" My parents did not come to the U.S. with much; they had a lot of hardship. "

" I tend to be a little bit more quiet and just to myself. I'm a little bit more introverted than extroverted. "

" Every day's a new day. "

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

" An artistic standpoint - I've watched a lot of ballet and source some inspiration from how they move, connect with each other, and find meaning in their movement. "

" I try to get as close to 10 hours of sleep each night, as sleep is the best form of recovery. "

" 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. "

" I think my parents felt us being a minority a little bit more than I did, and they tried to shelter me from that so I didn't feel it at all. "

" I like biology a lot. "

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

" 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. "

" My skating career won't last forever. "

" 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. "

" Half of learning a new element is just getting over the fear of doing it. Once you mentally prepare yourself enough to do the jump, that is really half the battle. "