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

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" 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. "

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" I began skating in the official practice venue of the 2002 Games. It was a huge Olympic atmosphere with Apollo Ohno sitting on the wall every day when I walked into the rink. That was really cool and very inspiring to see. "

" Ever since I was a younger skater, I've been working my way to these big jumps. "

" To have all of these jumps in my arsenal is very beneficial. I can always alter my program so I can either play it safe, or I can play it risky with high reward. It depends on what I feel like I need that day. "

" 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. "

" Ever since I started skating, making the Olympic team was my ultimate dream. It's what has inspired and motivated me throughout my entire career. "

" My skating career won't last forever. "

" If the jump is perfect, you come out, and you feel like you took a three-pointer in basketball or doing the perfect thing in whatever your sport is. You just get that adrenaline rush, a sense of satisfaction, like you want to do it again and again. "

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

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

" It's been a dream of mine to be selected on the U.S. Olympic team as long as I can remember. "

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

" I wanted to be a goalie. "

" Skating in itself is a difficult sport, and the amazing athletes within the sport are very challenging. "

" Every competition is different... You can't plan for everything that happens. "

" Netflix isn't available internationally all the time, but the NBA is. It's nice to have something that feels like home. "

" Half of learning a new element is just getting over the fear of doing it. Once you mentally prepare yourself enough to do the jump, that is really half the battle. "

" My family and parents were very influential in my skating career. "

" 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 been working on it a lot, trying to find the artistic balance, trying to find purpose in my movement combined with the jumps. "

" I've always had Russian coaches. "

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

" There's always things that I can improve on. "

" Every day's a new day. "

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

" 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. "

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

" I want to be a full-package skater. "