Mirai Nagasu

I wanted to make America proud.

— Mirai Nagasu

I get about seven hours of sleep a night.

— Mirai Nagasu

I loved being at the rink every day and training.

— Mirai Nagasu

I pride myself on being Japanese American.

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I'm a solo skater; the sport can be lonely.

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I really believe in myself.

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I'm great at dishwashing.

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I fall a lot during training.

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Michelle Kwan was an inspiration for everyone, including me.

— Mirai Nagasu

Maybe Asians are switching from studying to sports.

— Mirai Nagasu

I think it's because I'm so hard on myself that I can push myself this far.

— Mirai Nagasu

I think every brilliant mind is a little bit crazy.

— Mirai Nagasu

I don't necessarily always feel happy when I'm skating.

— Mirai Nagasu

Just really believe in yourself and stay true to yourself.

— Mirai Nagasu

I like to be bold and different and to go and try things.

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I guess I can be stereotypical and say that Asians are very cheap.

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It was my goal and dream to be selected to the Olympic team, so I knew going into it the amount of…

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Being named to the Olympic team has special meaning to it because I feel like I've come full circle.

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Being 16 is such a great age because I'm still really young, and I'll still have a lot of chances. But the…

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I always soak in a bath with Epsom salts for a minimum of 20 minutes to absorb the magnesium once I get home.

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I used to skate around the rink with my mom, and we used to race each other until I started getting way…

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You can train to be ready for the nerves, and we simulate it all the time, but it's never the same when…

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Something that I saw in Sochi that I didn't get the opportunity to have in Vancouver was the team holding hands with…

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A lot of people know me for my speed and my flexibility. I like to jump, but I'm not really the best…

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A long time ago, a sports reporter wrote that I wasn't strong in the free-skate, that I was more of a short-program…

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There are always moments when I think about leaving skating, but when I think about that, I'm not very smart, and I'm…

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My parents are super excited that they've produced an Olympian. I don't think they ever would have imagined this would happen in…

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Skating becomes more important to me every year. It's obviously harder as age takes a toll on the body and the brain,…

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It was really, really heartbreaking to not be named to the team in Sochi, but some things are just not meant to…

— Mirai Nagasu

There are moments when I think I'm not very smart and not very pretty, and skating is the only thing that stands…

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I think being in the public eye has made me more determined than other people to show that I do belong at…

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When I come home from training, my attention immediately has to focus on my school courses, which helps keep the stress level…

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Daisuke Takahashi has really good footwork.

— Mirai Nagasu

I've learned a lot from my parents.

— Mirai Nagasu

Narcissism is just self-confidence.

— Mirai Nagasu

Getting to the Olympics was the hard part.

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I have a great work ethic because I've watched my parents work super hard.

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Figure skaters are usually young and then just fade away. But I'm not a fade-away kind of person.

— Mirai Nagasu

For my dad to say he's proud of me - in English - is a really big deal.

— Mirai Nagasu

I always want to try for what's been offered to me.

— Mirai Nagasu