Mirai Nagasu Quotes
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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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Sports is expensive, and you have to find a way to pay for it.
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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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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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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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I got to meet Rachel Platten, who sings 'Fight Song,' I love that song.
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I don't necessarily always feel happy when I'm skating.
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Not only would my parents work full hours, my parents both woke up at 5 A.M. My dad left the house at 5 A.M. to go to the fish market to pick out his own fish, and my mom woke up at 5 A.M. to wake me up in order to get me ready for skating before school.
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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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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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Figure skaters are usually young and then just fade away. But I'm not a fade-away kind of person.
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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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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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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 the heavy favorite is not always a good thing because of the amount of pressure on an athlete.
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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 think I would be bored if I were winning all the time, even though it would be nice.
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I believe in adventure and imagination, and I got that from my parents and the things I experienced as a child.
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I have always believed that I am an amazing skater regardless of what the results say, and I think that determination and confidence has kept me in the game so long.
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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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Who cares if you get last place. This is the Olympics. Making it is the hard part.
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I think every brilliant mind is a little bit crazy.
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For my dad to say he's proud of me - in English - is a really big deal.