Adam Rippon Quotes
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I've gotten a lot of attention, I think, just for being myself. I think that a lot of people, when they come to a competition, are afraid to be themselves no matter who they are.
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I'm like a witch! You can't kill me!
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I've never made a meal that I wasn't able to eat, but it that doesn't mean anyone else would ever eat it, haha!
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My mom always taught me to stand up for what I believe in.
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I can't explain witchcraft.
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I enjoyed playing the other sports. I just sucked at them.
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I was living in my coach's basement.
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I've been skating since I was 10 years old.
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I think it's so important for somebody like me to stand up for the things I believe in and speak up on things I don't think are right.
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Chris Martin has this voice that resonates through a whole arena.
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I can't tone it down. I'm being me, and I'm being myself, and I'd be doing myself an injustice, and I'd be doing an injustice to those kids who don't feel like they're comfortable to be themselves.
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Nobody loves me as much as I love me, so I guess I'll just be my own valentine.
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My earliest memory of the Olympics was watching the 1996 Games in Atlanta. I remember everyone being so excited to watch. Seeing the American athletes on the podium, I saw myself. I knew that that was what I wanted to do. I wanted to be one of those athletes on the podium representing their country and bringing home medals.
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Being gay has never been a big deal to me, which is why it's a little funny to be getting all this attention about it.
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I think that in figure skating, and in sports in general, that when you're young, it's considered a huge advantage because you're fearless, and you also don't have bad past experiences. But with age comes experience, and I have found that my experience is a huge advantage to me as a competitor.
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There are so many emotions when I step on the ice.
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It takes a lot of effort to look this mediocre.
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I think what you think of as the American people embracing - I don't think, on paper, I embody anything of that perceived persona. I think that's what people are latching on to, that I'm different.
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I want to inspire other young kids, no matter what their background is or where they're from or anything like that, that they can go out there and, if you work hard, you can do anything.
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I'm proud of a lot of things I've said on Twitter.
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I know that I can do myself better than anybody else can.
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I would say that I'm a hot mess all the time.
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They usually say that after the Olympic Games, somebody's life changes forever, and a lot of times, it's the gold medalist. But I have a feeling that my life has changed forever.
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As an athlete, I know that I'm such a perfectionist that I'll want to go out and keep working on something over and over until it's perfect. Part of growing up is learning to take a step back.