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" The only thing I can expect from myself is to learn from each competition and improve. "
Mirai Nagasu
Only
Competition
I Can
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" Education is more important than skating. I want to keep up with my schoolwork and my skating. "
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" 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. "
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" 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. "
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" I loved being at the rink every day and training. "
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" My parents are super excited that they've produced an Olympian. I don't think they ever would have imagined this would happen in a million years, so I hope I represent not only Team U.S.A., but the Japanese-American culture and my family as well. "
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" As athletes, we want to represent our country to the best of our ability. "
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" My mom is really dedicated to me. She drives me to school and skating, wakes up for me, and I'm just really appreciative. "
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" I tell my boyfriend that... we should get a ranch so we can just adopt all the dogs that need homes, and they can just run around all day. "
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" People have drawn me, which is super cool. I'd love to print some out and put them on my wall. "
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" On a normal day, I would wake up at 7:00 A.M. and spend about three to four hours training every day. But all of that depends on my school schedule. School and classes usually run from 8:00-10:40 A.M., but not before I've had a coffee for breakfast. "
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" 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. "
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" I think I would be bored if I were winning all the time, even though it would be nice. "
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Think
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" When I started not training as hard and doing what I needed to do, everyone else improved without me improving. "
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Doing
Everyone
" Sports is expensive, and you have to find a way to pay for it. "
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Find
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" When I'm at home, I'm a real big cuddler, so I sleep with my dog in my arms. "
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" I fall a lot during training. "
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Fall
Lot
Training
" 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. "
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" My Olympic moment from the individual event was that I was really able to enjoy my skating, and so that meant a lot to me, and I didn't portray that accurately. "
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Moment
Me
" Sometimes, it's hard for me to communicate my discomfort because I want to be respectful. At the same time, I've learned that you have to ask people on your team to help you out. "
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" I have a great work ethic because I've watched my parents work super hard. "
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