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" When I was in middle school, I remember thinking, like, Tara Lipinski was 14: I only got a few more years to go before I'm really old. "

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" 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 think every brilliant mind is a little bit crazy. "

" I think it's because I'm so hard on myself that I can push myself this far. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" Figure skaters are usually young and then just fade away. But I'm not a fade-away kind of person. "

" When I started not training as hard and doing what I needed to do, everyone else improved without me improving. "

" I always soak in a bath with Epsom salts for a minimum of 20 minutes to absorb the magnesium once I get home. "

" It's easy to look into the future and worry about the past. "

" I've dreamed about going to the Olympics ever since I was young. "

" Japanese people, they're not really one to complain. "

" A lot of people know me for my speed and my flexibility. I like to jump, but I'm not really the best jumper. I'm more of a spinner. "

" During finals week, I don't get a lot of sleep, and I tell myself, 'I can't do this anymore.' "

" 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. "

" I made history here by landing the first triple axel for a U.S. lady, third at the Olympics, and that's a big deal. "

" My dad usually never has time for my skating, which is OK because they have to make a living somehow. For them to put their business on hold and come all the way to Korea to watch me skate - especially my dad - he feels responsible not just for my mom and for himself, but there are a lot of people who work there, too. "

" I'm really good at window shopping, or I'll go into a store and just choose one thing. "

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

" It was really, really heartbreaking to not be named to the team in Sochi, but some things are just not meant to be. That experience changed me as a skater. I took a step back and decided that some things are not worth accepting. I wanted to be on another Olympic team. I took time to evolve myself as a person and as a skater. "

" Maybe Asians are switching from studying to sports. "

" As athletes, we want to represent our country to the best of our ability. "

" I really believe in myself. "

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

" There are moments when I think I'm not very smart and not very pretty, and skating is the only thing that stands out about me. It's like the love of my life. When you love someone, sometimes you want to break up. "

" 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. "

" Skating becomes more important to me every year. It's obviously harder as age takes a toll on the body and the brain, and I think because of that, competing becomes much more difficult. That's why those who stick around are always so appreciative of others' skating because we know how much work goes into it. "

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

" Daisuke Takahashi has really good footwork. "

" I got to meet Rachel Platten, who sings 'Fight Song,' I love that song. "