Ashley Wagner Quotes
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You should not be defined by one bad performance.
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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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I love hanging out with friends and family.
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I love Pinterest! Pinterest is absolutely phenomenal when you're trying to come up with a costume design.
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I am going to get involved with giving back to military families.
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I'm scrappy.
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A lot of people who watch figure skaters want us to look like pretty princesses. I want people to see the athlete, and I want to look like a woman among girls.
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You always imagine everything will go so smoothly in the Olympic season.
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I know roughly when I skate a good program where the score should end up.
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I can adapt to change easily, but I'm not a fan of it.
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To put on a performance, you have to be emotional. You can't be a zombie.
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Skating is one of those sports you unfortunately see people get stuck in.
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I'm such a strong-headed person and so stubborn, I don't need someone to be sweet to me.
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I'm a show pony, and I don't get to skate with girls doing triple Axels every single day. I skate with little babies who are working on their single Axels while trying not to hit them on the ice.
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Off the ice, I can be soft, and I can be elegant and sweet.
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I'm vicious. I can be nice off the ice, but on the ice, that's not where it's time to make friends.
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I'm the type of skater that needs to stay upbeat and relaxed, open, because if I stay quiet, I get in my head, and then I start to think too much and start to doubt.
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My parents told me, 'Skating is a privilege, not a right, and school always comes first.'
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I'm a strong-headed person, and you can always tell how I'm feeling in that moment.
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Adding an Olympic medal to everything that I have already accomplished would be so huge for me.