Adam Rippon Quotes
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I'm just one of those people that, if there's a problem, I want to work through it. Push through it and do everything I can. Anything.
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I was living in my coach's basement.
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I'm like a witch! You can't kill me!
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I can't explain witchcraft.
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Honestly, it's really fun to be yourself. It's really fun to be me.
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Chris Martin has this voice that resonates through a whole arena.
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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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My mom always taught me to stand up for what I believe in.
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I enjoyed playing the other sports. I just sucked at them.
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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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It takes a lot of effort to look this mediocre.
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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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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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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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Nobody loves me as much as I love me, so I guess I'll just be my own valentine.
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There are so many emotions when I step on the ice.
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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 know that I can do myself better than anybody else can.
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I'm proud of a lot of things I've said on Twitter.
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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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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 would say that I'm a hot mess all the time.
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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.