Mirai Nagasu Quotes
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A long time ago, a sports reporter wrote that I wasn't strong in the free-skate, that I was more of a short-program skater. And that bothered me because I work so hard every day just for a person to judge me on a couple of bad skates and deem me a bad free skater. That's absurd!
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Sports is expensive, and you have to find a way to pay for it.
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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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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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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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Education is more important than skating. I want to keep up with my schoolwork and my skating.
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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 like to be bold and different and to go and try things.
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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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I have always believed that I've been an amazing skater regardless of what the results say.
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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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My dad is a very creative type of person, so he has rolls that make no sense to most people familiar with sushi. He has a High Five roll. What is that? Don't ask questions. Just try it. He's kind of mischievous, and that's how I am, too.
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For my dad to say he's proud of me - in English - is a really big deal.
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Figure skaters are usually young and then just fade away. But I'm not a fade-away kind of person.
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If I fall, I'll take the fall and get up and keep going.
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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.
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I was always getting in trouble for whispering in class.
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I got to meet Rachel Platten, who sings 'Fight Song,' I love that song.
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As athletes, we want to represent our country to the best of our ability.
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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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I think every brilliant mind is a little bit crazy.
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It was hard for me to leave the nest, but my mom is super proud of me. She said, 'You became independent really quickly, and I'm so proud of you,' but she misses me all the same.
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Being named to the Olympic team has special meaning to it because I feel like I've come full circle.
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Who cares if you get last place. This is the Olympics. Making it is the hard part.