Max Aaron

I hope to take my Birthright trip.

— Max Aaron

I'll fight anybody.

— Max Aaron

I like to go to bed around 10 P.M.

— Max Aaron

I was a host and a busboy and a barback.

— Max Aaron

Anyone who's been the Olympic trials before is a veteran.

— Max Aaron

I grew up looking to all those Jewish athletes for inspiration.

— Max Aaron

Some days you have it; some days you don't.

— Max Aaron

I love hard work. If I'm not sweating, then I'm not working.

— Max Aaron

If it's a day to indulge, I like to have a burrito or a steak.

— Max Aaron

No fear - that's my approach every single time I'm on the ice.

— Max Aaron

There are no words to describe what it would mean making the Olympic team.

— Max Aaron

I love any event in the United States because I treat it like it's my home, my house. And I'm going to…

— Max Aaron

Every time I watch a performance, I'm disgusted with how I've skated. It's very hurtful for me.

— Max Aaron

I want to be the top man in our sport. I want to be that guy everyone wants to see skate.

— Max Aaron

I have a pretty strict diet, and for breakfast, I have three eggs and a cup of oatmeal.

— Max Aaron

When I decided to continue in the sport, I decided I would do whatever it takes to be the best figure skater…

— Max Aaron

Before I broke my back, I was really looking forward to playing hockey at the University of Michigan. That was my biggest…

— Max Aaron

Anything is possible. No one understands how far you can push your body to the limit, and I like to play with…

— Max Aaron

I want that three quad program! That's what's going to set me apart in the U.S.

— Max Aaron

I always thought the list needed to be longer. We needed to have a stronger representation of Jewish athletes, and I'm so…

— Max Aaron

Maybe at the end of my figure skating career, I'll be able to have just the one game I always dreamed of…

— Max Aaron

I remember watching the 2002 Olympic Games and watching the men's event. I just started figure skating, and I remember thinking how…

— Max Aaron

At the end of the day, I could go back to getting sixth or seventh place and being a mediocre skater, or…

— Max Aaron

It eventually ends, and that's what I think a lot of athletes forget. It's 10 years after the Olympics, and you won…

— Max Aaron

There were many times that I took such a big hit that I was dazed; I'm not going to lie. I'd see…

— Max Aaron

I can't say I have a lucky charm, but I do wear a 3/4-zip U.S.A. jacket I wear to every event. I…

— Max Aaron

I have my struggles. But I'm doing whatever it takes to be an artist, to be the best technical jumper I can…

— Max Aaron

I would go for the biggest guy on the team, dump the puck in. I would chase after it because I was…

— Max Aaron

I'm never going to let someone else tell me what I can and can't do.

— Max Aaron

I feel connected to God when I'm out there performing.

— Max Aaron

The long program sets the men apart from the boys.

— Max Aaron

I definitely love getting a massage or going to a spa.

— Max Aaron

In hockey, sometimes a shift can go for a minute and a half, full out.

— Max Aaron

Nothing makes you try harder than to be told that you are not good enough or that you simply do not have…

— Max Aaron

I'm not afraid of falling or failing, because I've failed many times, and I learned from them.

— Max Aaron

Some days it's tough, and I don't want to train my mental game, or I don't want to train my components as…

— Max Aaron

I have always wanted to be the best, and it drives me every day, no matter the obstacle.

— Max Aaron

I'm looking towards that Olympic medal and that Olympic gold and what it's going to take to get there.

— Max Aaron

I have met a lot of athletes who were on the top of their sport, and then sat around and did nothing.…

— Max Aaron

I'm not going to let anyone tell me that I can't perform, that I'm not artistic.

— Max Aaron