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" My training and ballet background definitely gives me the competitive edge on the ice. "

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

" When I watch my skating when I was younger, I definitely see all this balletic movement and this artistry come through. "

" I just like to keep pushing myself and the sport. "

" As a kid growing up, I didn't want to tell any of my classmates I did figure-skating because I knew they'd be like, 'Oh, you're a skater, you're gay, blah blah blah.' So I kept it to myself. Once I started getting to more of an elite level, I didn't really care what people thought, though. "

" I've always had Russian coaches. "

" I can't decide the results, but I can still put my best foot forward and try the best I can. "

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

" Once you land a jump, you put it straight in the program. That's the way I've always been doing it. "

" Triples are hard. Triple axel is just not my jump. Quads are really my thing. "

" I want to do something in medicine, for sure. I don't know what, exactly, that entails, but something along those lines. "

" That would be pretty cool being the first one to do the quint. "

" Emma Watson definitely is my celebrity crush. I love 'Harry Potter.' Plus, she's gorgeous, which really helps. "

" 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. "

" I want to get another Olympic medal outside the team event. "

" As a family, we are all intrinsically motivated. "

" We were all just taught to work as hard as we could, use these opportunities to advance, and just really appreciate all that we had. "

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

" 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. "

" It's like you get a high off the jumps, and you crave it, and you want to do it again and again and again. "

" I am a first-generation American of Chinese decent. My parents were both born and raised in China and moved to the U.S. in their 20s. "

" 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. "

" Every day is a new day, and ultimately, I have to figure out what works each day. "

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

" There are always times when you don't want to go to the rink, or you don't want to do all the things you're supposed to do. Sometimes you're exhausted, or it's been a long week, but I always remind myself that this is my Olympic dream and the passion, because I love the sport very much. "

" If it's time to indulge, I love desserts, especially Hershey's chocolate. I also love sushi and Japanese food. Food is my favorite in general. "

" Team U.S.A. is awesome. "

" These big jumps take a big toll on the body, especially a young body. So, it's kind of risk or reward, I guess. "

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

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

" I have my own life to live. "