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Michelle Kwan

(1980) Figure Skater

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Michelle Kwan is a figure skater, best known for Michelle Kwan.

Quick Facts About Michelle Kwan

Born: July 7, 1980
Profession: Figure Skater
Notable works: Michelle Kwan

About Michelle Kwan

Michelle Wingshan Kwan is an American retired competitive figure skater and diplomat who served as United States Ambassador to Belize from 2022 to 2025. In figure skating Kwan is a two-time Olympic medalist, a five-time world champion and a nine-time U.S. champion. She is tied with Maribel Vinson for the all-time National Championship record.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Quotes by Michelle Kwan

If you ask another competitor, they may tell you they felt very competitive towards me. But I can tell you that my…

Best

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Skating is in my heart, not my head

Heart

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When I feel like I'm in a rut, I remember it's the little things in life that are important, like riding a…

Baby

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At 13, I was fearless. I looked at everything so positive. When you're older and been through it all, you know how…

Courage

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When I look at the kids training today... I can tell which ones are going to do well. It's not necessarily the…

Fall

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Work hard, be yourself, and have fun!

Being yourself

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The Women's Sports Foundation has empowered so many young girls and women across the U.S. I benefitted from WSF with a travel…

Family

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Sports provides that tool kit to be successful in life. Because it's not always going to be smooth sailing.

Always

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In figure skating, you have four minutes to do your best. It's your time; you do your best.

Best

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When I look back at the world championships, I know there's a lot of room for improvement, I'm always up for a…

Athlete

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If you represent your country and millions of people are watching, it comes through a lot of grit and hard work.

Country

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When I look at my own career, growing up, I was doing really well at age 11, but it was kind of…

Age

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Because I'm pushing my body so hard already, the last thing I want to do is have music that's really too strong,…

Body

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I don't really remember a time younger than 5 years old that I didn't have skates on because all I can remember…

Every day

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If you have nothing in life but a good friend, you're rich.

Friendship

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I was so worried about winning, it was as if I was caught up in my own web.

About

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The Olympic Games is one of those moments that you remember forever, from the moment that you step foot in the country…

Country

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Maybe I didn't get new skates, but I got used skates. I made it to the national championships in used skates that…

Big

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Winning is not about how many medals you get-it's about accomplishing goals and just being the best you can be!

Being the best

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Literally falling on the ice and having to pick yourself up in front of thousands of people is not an easy thing…

Easy

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There's a lot of emotions that always come out after a skate of a lifetime. I always start crying because there is…

Competition

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I would just love to be able to give back to figure skating.

Back

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As a kid, falling was embarrassing. As I got older, I got used to falling and picking myself back up. There's not…

Failure

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It's incredible. Nine? Wow. I just remember winning my first one, getting the medal and the plate, the pin with the diamond…

Answers

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I was improving in the sport at age 10, 11, when I was getting my triple jumps - and it was suddenly…

Age

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