Ashley Wagner Quotes
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In 2010, I was 17 or 18 and thought, 'Yeah, the Olympics, that might happen.'
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In this crazy, crazy world of figure skating, it is easy to focus on a name or a target. But when you are going after someone, it really only holds you back from what you are capable of yourself.
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I hate doing Tabatas - you do whatever you want at high intensity for 20 seconds, and then get a 10 second break and you repeat that for 8 minutes. So you can do jumping jacks for 20 seconds, you can do sprints for 20 seconds, etc. It's supposed to help you get your endurance up really fast.
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I haven't mastered the art of sitting and smiling.
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When I'm competing, I need to be strong.
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I might be more of a tomboy on the ice, but when it comes to fashion and things like that, I'm a total girlie-girl.
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I'm always looking for a way to give myself something new as a person.
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I'm very much a technical person.
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I by no means quit social media.
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After a pretty amazing year that included more wins than I thought possible, I rang in 2013 by watching the Times Square ball drop on TV... and then heading directly to bed. It might not have been the typical New Year's Eve for a 21-year-old, but what can I say? It was a training night!
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Twitter is a blessing and a curse at the same time.
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When I step out onto the ice to compete 'Romeo and Juliet,' I don't feel like a fighter. I feel very nervous, and it's very difficult for me to get into the mindset for it.
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From a young age, I was viciously competitive.
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People don't want to watch a sport where you see people fall down and somehow score above someone who goes clean.
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I live in California, so I do stand-up paddle board, which is a killer workout. I also run, about four miles every three days.
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I'm not one for neon colors.
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Yu Na Kim, Mao Asada, Carolina Kostner - all these girls can do triple-triples in their sleep, and they have the skating skills and the spins and the rest of the technical jumps. So I have to have that as well if I want to be able to call myself 'competitive' against them. And when I say 'competitive,' I mean I want to win.
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I always loved Michelle Kwan's outfits. Most of them were designed by Vera Wang, and they're just so simple, but the fabric that they used and the way that it was sewn together look so elegant and rich. You could tell that time had been put into it. It wasn't just another spandex, stucco-covered costume.
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Covergirl is my sponsor, and they have been so helpful in supplying me with their wonderful products. I love their blush, mascara and lip gloss.
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When my parents were paying for my sport, it wasn't just me out on the ice. Pretty much every dollar my mom made teaching went into my skating.
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I'm so proud to be an Army brat, but it was not an easy life. Moving around so much, skating was that one constant thing I had to hold on to.
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Nothing has been easy for me... I've always had to work for everything I've gotten and everything I've accomplished.
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I love 'The Vampire Diaries!' I can't help it - it's such a teeny-bopper show, but I think I just like it to stare at the guys.
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To have full and multiple criteria is the best way to decide who is best prepared to be on that Olympic team.