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" My skating brought me to a level of being well known in Canada, but I've grown up having trained in the U.S. I haven't lost my roots in Canada thanks to the little rpminders again when I come home: People thanking me for what I do and for representing Canada in the world stage. "

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" I was born in Canada for a reason. It was because my parents wanted me to have the freedoms that this country offers. "

Patrick Chan

Born

Parents

" I love figure skating and what I am able to express creatively. I want to leave a legacy in the sport. "

" I'm not good at multitasking. "

Patrick Chan

Good

" My parents are very good parents and have already said that they will look after me until the end of my skating career. "

Patrick Chan

End

Parents

" Traditionally, skaters tend to tie their skates very tightly. I tend to just tie my foot down, then in the ankle area, I tend to keep it loose. It gives me better mobility. But also, you're relying on your own strength as opposed to resting on the boot. "

Patrick Chan

Strength

Down

" Even when I'm winning, hands-down the best, it's a struggle. I'm thinking, 'Oh, God! Just get me through this.' It's like surgery. "

" I'm slowly feeling more Chinese and feel I should be more proud of being Chinese and appreciate where I've come from. "

Patrick Chan

Feeling

Feel

" I hope I can compete in one or two Olympics in my career. Of course I would like to win a medal, but just being there would be awesome. "

" If you look at all the sports in China, the government is extremely involved and they are extremely proud of their athlete. "

" I'm not a big traveller. "

Patrick Chan

Big

Traveller

" I can't count on both hands how many Grand Prixs I've done and how many world championships I've been to, so I think I've really earned the experience to know that when I step on the ice at nationals and when I step on the ice at the Olympics that I feel completely aware of my environment and what to expect. "

" In Japan, skating is like NHL hockey in Canada or baseball in the U.S., so pushing the limit is very enticing. Skating is their lives. "

Patrick Chan

Baseball

Limit

" Although it's hard some days to wake up an hour earlier to do the gym workout as opposed to other skaters who just show up to the rink, I know that if I don't do it, my day will be much worse. I might as well not even skate, actually. "

" Experience is a funny thing. You don't always have it when you need it. "

" I relate really well to individuals who have a career and explore other adventures outside of skating. That, to me, is fascinating. "

" Every Olympics, we always end up having someone on the podium that we had no idea, or we didn't expect them to be. "

Patrick Chan

Idea

Always

" I skate just to satisfy my own desire and not care about other people's desire for me to do well. "

Patrick Chan

Own

Care

" I get mad at my mom. I really wish she'd put me into hockey. I'm not gifted with height, but look at Martin St-Louis. He's unbelievable. He's small, but he's so fast, so skilful. I think I could have been pretty good. "

Patrick Chan

Small

Good

" I'm extremely well recognized in Korea just because of what I do on the ice, and there is a lack of that in Canada because hockey is our sport and it will be for eternity. "

" I was so proud to have the chance to be able to represent Canada at the Olympics in Vancouver. "

" I know that, in hockey, the object of the game is simple in that you have to get the puck into the net. With figure skating, it's not as simple, and there is a ton of work that goes into it. "

" The lifestyle of Vancouver does seem to really draw me towards there. "

Patrick Chan

Seem

Really

" Paris is beautiful, but nothing beats home. "

" Quads are very exciting to watch, but they're so quick, and they're very short moments in the program... I don't really enjoy it. "

" When I was born, my parents were huge into skiing. I grew up on Mont Blanc, skiing on that hill. I was really a ski baby. Loved it; I still love it. "

" Skating has given me so many opportunities. "

Patrick Chan

Given

Skating

" Even though I'm very Westernized as an individual and very Canadian, I guess I've lost some of my Chinese culture. "

" There isn't quite a feeling you get from playing video games that you get when you're playing sports, which is like a sense of euphoria. You just get the satisfaction of doing something active and feeling good after. "

" I carry a lot of muscle easily. "

" In skating or any amateur sport, as athletes we share something in common: the cost of training is quite a burden on our parents or on the athletes themselves trying to find a way to pay for their costs. "