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" That would be pretty cool being the first one to do the quint. "
Nathan Chen
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" Skating is a very beautiful sport, and I love watching new programs. "
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" I've always had Russian coaches. "
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" 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. "
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" Once I landed the triple Salchow, I put it in the program. First landed triple toe, straight into the program. That's what I did with my quad suite. "
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" When I watch my skating when I was younger, I definitely see all this balletic movement and this artistry come through. "
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" The Olympics have really motivated me, ever since I started skating as a little kid. "
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" I have my own life to live. "
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" An artistic standpoint - I've watched a lot of ballet and source some inspiration from how they move, connect with each other, and find meaning in their movement. "
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" Emma Watson definitely is my celebrity crush. I love 'Harry Potter.' Plus, she's gorgeous, which really helps. "
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" 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. "
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" 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. "
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" Being able to land all the quads, especially doing them all in one program, is mentally huge. "
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" 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. "
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" I wanted to be a goalie. "
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" I am proud to be a first-generation Chinese-American in the sport of figure skating. "
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" 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. "
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" Just being here at the Olympics is pretty incredible in itself. Seeing the unity of the athletes and to see how everyone has worked so hard to get here - and we are all so excited to be here - it's awesome to be able to experience it. "
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" Netflix isn't available internationally all the time, but the NBA is. It's nice to have something that feels like home. "
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" My parents did not come to the U.S. with much; they had a lot of hardship. "
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" I love jumping. I have always loved jumping. I love watching jumps. I love doing jumps. "
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" 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. "
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" I think that ballet and skating definitely go hand in hand, especially growing up at Ballet West, which is an incredible academy. "
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" I really enjoy traveling to... I went to Spain. That was really cool. Japan was really cool. France was really cool. "
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" Ever since I was a younger skater, I've been working my way to these big jumps. "
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" Every day is a new day, and ultimately, I have to figure out what works each day. "
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" My family and parents were very influential in my skating career. "
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" I can't decide the results, but I can still put my best foot forward and try the best I can. "
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" I have a very close family. I have four older siblings: two brothers and two sisters. "
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" Personally, I feel like there should be some sort of cap on the quads, but we should still be pushing it to a certain number. "
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