--- title: "10 Michelle Kwan Quotes by 9 authors" description: "Browse 10 Michelle Kwan quotes by 9 authors. Discover the best Michelle Kwan sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/634/mirai-nagasu-6491_everyone_michelle-kwan-was-an-inspiration-for-eve_1223257.jpg" --- > [Michelle Kwan was an inspiration for everyone, including me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mirai-nagasu/michelle-kwan-was-an-inspiration-for-everyone-including-me/) [Mirai Nagasu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mirai-nagasu/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/634/mirai-nagasu-6491_everyone_michelle-kwan-was-an-inspiration-for-eve_1223257.jpg) > [I could sit here in the tribunes and watch Michelle Kwan skate for hours.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carolina-kostner/i-could-sit-here-in-the-tribunes-and-watch-michelle-kwan-skate-for/) [Carolina Kostner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carolina-kostner/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/969/carolina-kostner-50460_hours_i-could-sit-here-in-the-tribunes-and-wat_2839879.jpg) > [Whenever Michelle Kwan texts me or mentions my name, I'm like, 'Wow.' I still can't believe that this is someone who I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mirai-nagasu/whenever-michelle-kwan-texts-me-or-mentions-my-name-i-m-like-wow-i/) [Mirai Nagasu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mirai-nagasu/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cf9/mirai-nagasu-6491_believe_whenever-michelle-kwan-texts-me-or-menti_1773614.jpg) > [My first Asian role model was Michelle Kwan. Her beauty comes from within. She's also really beautiful on the outside. But when…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/constance-wu/my-first-asian-role-model-was-michelle-kwan-her-beauty-comes-from/) [Constance Wu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/constance-wu/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/67d/constance-wu-16043_asian_my-first-asian-role-model-was-michelle-k_3013092.jpg) > [Michelle Kwan means more to the United States Olympic Committee than maybe any athlete that's every performed. She's a leader, she's been…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-ueberroth/michelle-kwan-means-more-to-the-united-states-olympic-committee-than/) [Peter Ueberroth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-ueberroth/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/28f/peter-ueberroth-36815_america_michelle-kwan-means-more-to-the-united-s_178340.jpg) > [I always loved Michelle Kwan's outfits. Most of them were designed by Vera Wang, and they're just so simple, but the fabric…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ashley-wagner/i-always-loved-michelle-kwan-s-outfits-most-of-them-were-designed-by/) [Ashley Wagner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ashley-wagner/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d9d/ashley-wagner-9523_always_i-always-loved-michelle-kwan-s-outfits-m_2606543.jpg) > [I remember my mom let me stay up late and watch Tara Lipinski and Michelle Kwan compete in the 1998 Olympic Games.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-rippon/i-remember-my-mom-let-me-stay-up-late-and-watch-tara-lipinski-and/) [Adam Rippon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-rippon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/52d/adam-rippon-6543_late_i-remember-my-mom-let-me-stay-up-late-an_2287317.jpg) > [There really hasn't been a name that is in the media on a daily basis, and that's what skating in the '90s…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tara-lipinski/there-really-hasn-t-been-a-name-that-is-in-the-media-on-a-daily-basis/) [Tara Lipinski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tara-lipinski/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cbd/tara-lipinski-15359_daily_there-really-hasn-t-been-a-name-that-is_1805977.png) > [Michelle Kwan is an incredible artist, she wears her heart on her sleeve when she performs. She has grown so much from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johnny-weir/michelle-kwan-is-an-incredible-artist-she-wears-her-heart-on-her/) [Johnny Weir](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johnny-weir/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/471/johnny-weir-4775_ability_michelle-kwan-is-an-incredible-artist-sh_727660.png) > [Maybe I didn't get new skates, but I got used skates. I made it to the national championships in used skates that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-kwan/maybe-i-didn-t-get-new-skates-but-i-got-used-skates-i-made-it-to-the/) [Michelle Kwan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-kwan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d1c/michelle-kwan-11081_big_maybe-i-didn-t-get-new-skates-but-i-got_1135117.png) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/michelle-kwan/#itemlist", "name": "Michelle Kwan Quotes", "numberOfItems": 10, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Michelle Kwan was an inspiration for everyone, including me.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Mirai Nagasu" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mirai-nagasu/michelle-kwan-was-an-inspiration-for-everyone-including-me/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/634/mirai-nagasu-6491_everyone_michelle-kwan-was-an-inspiration-for-eve_1223257.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/634/mirai-nagasu-6491_everyone_michelle-kwan-was-an-inspiration-for-eve_1223257.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/634/mirai-nagasu-6491_everyone_michelle-kwan-was-an-inspiration-for-eve_1223257.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Michelle Kwan was an inspiration for everyone, including me.” — Mirai Nagasu", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I could sit here in the tribunes and watch Michelle Kwan skate for hours.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Carolina Kostner" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carolina-kostner/i-could-sit-here-in-the-tribunes-and-watch-michelle-kwan-skate-for/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/969/carolina-kostner-50460_hours_i-could-sit-here-in-the-tribunes-and-wat_2839879.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/969/carolina-kostner-50460_hours_i-could-sit-here-in-the-tribunes-and-wat_2839879.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/969/carolina-kostner-50460_hours_i-could-sit-here-in-the-tribunes-and-wat_2839879.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I could sit here in the tribunes and watch Michelle Kwan skate for hours.” — Carolina Kostner", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Whenever Michelle Kwan texts me or mentions my name, I'm like, 'Wow.' 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I didn't start skating until 2000, but I was so inspired by their skating that it was why I wanted to start.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Adam Rippon" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-rippon/i-remember-my-mom-let-me-stay-up-late-and-watch-tara-lipinski-and/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/52d/adam-rippon-6543_late_i-remember-my-mom-let-me-stay-up-late-an_2287317.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/52d/adam-rippon-6543_late_i-remember-my-mom-let-me-stay-up-late-an_2287317.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/52d/adam-rippon-6543_late_i-remember-my-mom-let-me-stay-up-late-an_2287317.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I remember my mom let me stay up late and watch Tara Lipinski and Michelle Kwan compete in the 1998 Olympic…” — Adam Rippon", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 8, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "There really hasn't been a name that is in the media on a daily basis, and that's what skating in the '90s was. 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They were household names because they were winning; they were on TV.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Tara Lipinski" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tara-lipinski/there-really-hasn-t-been-a-name-that-is-in-the-media-on-a-daily-basis/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cbd/tara-lipinski-15359_daily_there-really-hasn-t-been-a-name-that-is_1805977.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cbd/tara-lipinski-15359_daily_there-really-hasn-t-been-a-name-that-is_1805977.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cbd/tara-lipinski-15359_daily_there-really-hasn-t-been-a-name-that-is_1805977.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“There really hasn't been a name that is in the media on a daily basis, and that's what skating in the '90s…” — Tara Lipinski", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 9, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Michelle Kwan is an incredible artist, she wears her heart on her sleeve when she performs. She has grown so much from every influence in her career, and she has made herself the biggest star there ever will be in figure skating. She's down to Earth, friendly and always positive. Nobody will ever match her longevity or her ability to be such a strong competitor.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Johnny Weir" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johnny-weir/michelle-kwan-is-an-incredible-artist-she-wears-her-heart-on-her/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/471/johnny-weir-4775_ability_michelle-kwan-is-an-incredible-artist-sh_727660.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/471/johnny-weir-4775_ability_michelle-kwan-is-an-incredible-artist-sh_727660.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/471/johnny-weir-4775_ability_michelle-kwan-is-an-incredible-artist-sh_727660.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Michelle Kwan is an incredible artist, she wears her heart on her sleeve when she performs. 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