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" 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. "

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" 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. "

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" People have drawn me, which is super cool. I'd love to print some out and put them on my wall. "

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

" 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 guess I can be stereotypical and say that Asians are very cheap. "

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

" There are always moments when I think about leaving skating, but when I think about that, I'm not very smart, and I'm not very pretty, and there's nothing else that stands out about me besides my skating. "

" 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. "

" I fall a lot during training. "

" 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. "

Mirai Nagasu

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

" Pre-competition rituals include nap time, because when competition rolls around, I'm a sloth. I also FaceTime my dogs. "

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

" I always want to try for what's been offered to me. "

" I wanted to make America proud. "

" I've dreamed about going to the Olympics ever since I was young. "

" Sports is expensive, and you have to find a way to pay for it. "

" 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. "

" Michelle Kwan was an inspiration for everyone, including me. "

Mirai Nagasu

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" My Olympic moment from the individual event was that I was really able to enjoy my skating, and so that meant a lot to me, and I didn't portray that accurately. "

Mirai Nagasu

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

" I just want to redeem myself and show the world that... it wasn't a fluke that I won at nationals. I can compete on the international stage as well. "

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

" Narcissism is just self-confidence. "

" It's easy to look into the future and worry about the past. "

" You can train to be ready for the nerves, and we simulate it all the time, but it's never the same when it actually matters. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

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