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I love being active.
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As soon as I broke my foot, I remember thinking that I'm going to make this the best thing that's ever happened to me.
Adam Rippon
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First and foremost, I'm an athlete. And I'm an Olympian. I'm not a gay Olympian. I'm just an Olympian that's also gay. I don't mind reading that - like, 'gay Olympian Adam Rippon.' It's fine. I hope that, in a way, it makes it easier for other young kids who are gay. If they go to the Olympics, they can just be called Olympians.
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I don't want my Olympic experience to be about Mike Pence. You know, I want it to be about my amazing skating and being America's sweetheart.
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I can't tone it down. I'm being me and being myself.
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I personally don't have anything to say to Mike Pence. I'm very lucky because legislation that he's pushed hasn't affected my life at all. I spoke out because there are people out there whose lives have been affected by change that he's tried to make.
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I usually finish things in the last second. But I think, as I've gotten older, I don't worry about it, and I just rock it.
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What makes America great is that we're all so different.
Adam Rippon
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I've always spoken my mind and from the heart.
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I can see my competitors sweating, and I am cool as a cucumber.
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I know what it's like to be young and to feel like you don't belong.
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I enjoyed playing the other sports. I just sucked at them.
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I came out seven times in one weekend. I have a flair for the dramatic.
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I really brought that with me: that people think gay people are disgusting... I remember thinking, 'Okay, I might be gay. But I won't tell anybody. Nobody will ever know.'
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I always said that if I had the platform and the opportunity to share my story and make it easier for others, I would - so that, in a way, I can be the role model that I was looking for as a kid.
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I am from Scranton, PA.
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I realize now that it's important that I share my story... Also, it'll be easy for me to do an interview, to interact with people.
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My mom always taught me to stand up for what I believe in.
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I've been given this amazing platform as an Olympic athlete, and there are so many people out there who don't feel like their voice is being heard. I feel it's my responsibility to speak out on issues that are important.
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Mike Pence doesn't stand for anything that I really believe in.
Adam Rippon
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I'm like a witch! You can't kill me!
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You have a personality like mine, it's for everybody... It's not just for some group of people.
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Honestly, it's really fun to be yourself. It's really fun to be me.
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Nobody loves me as much as I love me, so I guess I'll just be my own valentine.
Adam Rippon