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You have to stay in the present and give it your 100 percent.
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The best way I can prepare is to build up and be my best. What I've realized over the last two years is the only thing holding me back from being my best is me.
Sasha Cohen
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I wasn't raised going to synagogue. My mother wasn't brought up with that, so I wasn't brought up with it.
Sasha Cohen -
If she's healthy and able to compete, she's definitely one of the strongest to compete for the United States at the Olympics.
Sasha Cohen -
I was very disappointed with my skate. I definitely gave 100 percent in my effort, I gave it my all. So I have no regrets with that. But it just wasn't my night.
Sasha Cohen -
I'm going to take in tonight. It's a very strong competition. I'm going to take it one day at a time and do the same thing as I did tonight (in the free skate).
Sasha Cohen -
I tried my best and was over my feet on the jump. I was proud to come back from it and it was really hard.
Sasha Cohen -
Of course it can be frustrating. I went through a time when I thought, 'Why doesn't she retire? Give someone else a turn.' But at the same time, that motivates me. When the field is weak, you become weak. When I do win a national title it would mean a lot more if she's there.
Sasha Cohen
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I'm a little bit shocked. I know how tough it is to come back from an injury and get yourself together. It's great she tried, but things don't always work out.
Sasha Cohen -
I've been nailing 99 percent of what I do in practice and that gave me the confidence to do what I did out there, ... I had a whole summer of hard work, I trained hard, and it paid off so I'm happy.
Sasha Cohen -
I am very full of life and there is so much to explore. I would love to act and to travel, all these things I can't do while I'm skating. I'll see what opportunities I have and where I want to go.
Sasha Cohen -
Fashion always was a huge interest of mine. I love beautiful clothes. I appreciate fine beading and lovely fabrics.
Sasha Cohen -
I've been training very hard and very well, ... I've been nailing 99 percent of what I do in practice. That gave me the confidence to do this. I expected to skate well.
Sasha Cohen -
It was great that she tried, but things don't always work out.
Sasha Cohen
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I've stopped trying to be perfect. When I train, I'm not afraid to make a mistake. I train harder and make more mistakes, but I feel more prepared. I'm not holding back and becoming a better athlete.
Sasha Cohen -
I wanted to enjoy the performance. This is a really fun program, a Gypsy number. It's very seductive and playful and it's getting involved with the crowd and the judges. I enjoyed it and just let it happen.
Sasha Cohen -
It is a little empty without her here but I have my own things to worry about.
Sasha Cohen -
In a way it kind of humanizes the sport. She is someone that has been an icon that's always been there, and you have always seen her hard edge and she's always competed and done well. And to see that people can be at the very top of the sport and can also have hard times just humanizes it for other athletes. To know there are good times and there are bad times, and you have to persevere and kind of deal with what life gives you.
Sasha Cohen -
I tried to enjoy it and just make it happen. It's a really fun program, playful. It's about getting involved with the audience -- the judges and spectators. I enjoy the performance part.
Sasha Cohen -
It's when you don't win that you learn things about yourself. Everything I have gone through has made me who I am today.
Sasha Cohen
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I would never let myself believe that. I'm a strong athlete and I definitely believe I'm getting stronger.
Sasha Cohen -
I really liked the food in Japan. There is something so organized, neat, and methodical about it. They put a lot of care and quality into their cooking. I also love Mediterranean, New American, and Italian food, because the cuisines borrow influences from all over the world.
Sasha Cohen