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

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" Being the heavy favorite is not always a good thing because of the amount of pressure on an athlete. "

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

" Something that I saw in Sochi that I didn't get the opportunity to have in Vancouver was the team holding hands with arms in the air and medals around their neck. "

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

" A long time ago, a sports reporter wrote that I wasn't strong in the free-skate, that I was more of a short-program skater. And that bothered me because I work so hard every day just for a person to judge me on a couple of bad skates and deem me a bad free skater. That's absurd! "

" Being 16 is such a great age because I'm still really young, and I'll still have a lot of chances. But the Olympics only come every four years, so you don't want to waste an opportunity. "

" I have a great work ethic because I've watched my parents work super hard. "

" I loved being at the rink every day and training. "

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

" I'm very Asian, and also my mom raised me to be polite and to eat whatever is put in front of me. I actually enjoy snails a lot. And I've eaten sea urchin and that shebang. "

" For my dad to say he's proud of me - in English - is a really big deal. "

" I'm a solo skater; the sport can be lonely. "

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

" I skate six days a week, three sessions a day, and I go to the gym three times a week. I lift weights, do some ab work and whatever my trainer tells me to do. I take Saturdays off. "

" I started skating when I was five years old in Pasadena, California. "

" It was my goal and dream to be selected to the Olympic team, so I knew going into it the amount of responsibility I was given. "

" 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. "

" 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 have always believed that I've been an amazing skater regardless of what the results say. "

" I've always been an A or B student. When I get a B, I freak out a little bit! "

" I fall a lot during training. "

" I'm not a fadeaway type of person; I don't have that type of personality. "

" I used to skate around the rink with my mom, and we used to race each other until I started getting way better. Then she hung up her skates and resorted to playing my music at the rink. "

" For the American culture to evolve and include Asians is so amazing. "

" To all the little girls out there, I would tell them to really appreciate what their parents do for them. And also to truly believe in their dream. If they truly believe that they're capable, things will happen for them - as long as they put in the work, of course. "

" I don't even remember how many times I've sprained my ankle. I've had stress fractures galore and torn my PCL. You just take a little time off if you have the time, and if not, you keep training until you can take the time off. "

" Just really believe in yourself and stay true to yourself. "

Believe In Yourself

" I really believe in myself. "