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" 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. "

Nathan Chen

Skating

Knew

Understood

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" The Olympics have really motivated me, ever since I started skating as a little kid. "

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

" Maybe it's innate: I have a body built to jump. "

" In terms of, like, interviews, I used to struggle a lot with interviews; I never knew what to say. "

" I really wanted to play hockey. My mom thought figure skates looked easier to use, so she put me in the learn-to-skate program. "

" Like my parents taught me, never give up, and always love what you do. "

" Regardless of what I do, no matter how good it is, it's never, in my mind, 'flawless.' "

" 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. "

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

" Every day's a new day. "

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

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

" From a logistical standpoint, I learned about when to peak, when to push, when to recover throughout the season. "

" There are always benefits and good things, bad things that come out of every performance. "

" Skating is a very beautiful sport, and I love watching new programs. "

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

" There's a lot of skaters that I look up to, and I think my biggest skating role models were the two Russian competitors at the 2002 Olympic games in Salt Lake City. They really motivated me to follow my passion in skating, and it really blossomed from there. "

" 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. "

" I love skating. It's part of my life, and I never wanted to give it up. "

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Life

Never

" I always carry my phone with me. I always have a computer on me. "