Mirai Nagasu Quotes
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Everyone has been injured, regardless of whether they're an athlete or not.
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It's easy to look into the future and worry about the past.
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Daisuke Takahashi has really good footwork.
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I just want to redeem myself and show the world that... it wasn't a fluke that I won at nationals. I can compete on the international stage as well.
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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.
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I really believe in myself.
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I think being in the public eye has made me more determined than other people to show that I do belong at the top, and I believe I am one of the hardest-working people at the rink. I feel like I have always been that way, but sometimes I just get in my own way.
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Maybe Asians are switching from studying to sports.
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My parents always tell me that they never would have let me start if they had known how expensive and difficult figure skating is.
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I used to skate around the rink with my mom, and we used to race each other until I started getting way better. Then she hung up her skates and resorted to playing my music at the rink.
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I guess I can be stereotypical and say that Asians are very cheap.
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I loved being at the rink every day and training.
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I think my own thinking is harsher than my mom's discipline.
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I think, as a skater, I started out really strongly, and as I have grown in the public eye, I have had my rough seasons that most people don't get as much attention for.
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I skate six days a week, three sessions a day, and I go to the gym three times a week. I lift weights, do some ab work and whatever my trainer tells me to do. I take Saturdays off.
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Being 16 is such a great age because I'm still really young, and I'll still have a lot of chances. But the Olympics only come every four years, so you don't want to waste an opportunity.
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I always soak in a bath with Epsom salts for a minimum of 20 minutes to absorb the magnesium once I get home.
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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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Just really believe in yourself and stay true to yourself.
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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.
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I have a great work ethic because I've watched my parents work super hard.
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Whenever Michelle Kwan texts me or mentions my name, I'm like, 'Wow.' I still can't believe that this is someone who I grew up looking up to, and they know my name.
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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.
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I'm that person: I will literally do everything to not get out of bed, so I have alarms set for every 15 minutes.