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Patrick Chan

(1990) Figure Skater

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Patrick Chan is a figure skater, best known for The Java class libraries.

Quick Facts About Patrick Chan

Born: December 31, 1990
Profession: Figure Skater
Notable works: The Java class libraries

About Patrick Chan

Patrick Lewis Wai–Kuan Chan is a Canadian former competitive figure skater. He is a 2018 Olympic gold medallist in the team event, 2014 Olympic silver medallist in the men's and team events, a three-time World champion, a two–time Grand Prix Final champion, a three-time Four Continents champion, and a ten-time Canadian national champion. He is known for his skating style which is highly appreciated for artistry and elegance. Patrick Chan is a recognized master of figure skating who has made a great contribution to this sport.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Quotes by Patrick Chan

Quads are very exciting to watch, but they're so quick, and they're very short moments in the program... I don't really enjoy…

Enjoy

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When I go to competitions, I don't have so much confidence that I don't worry or get nervous about the other skaters…

Confidence

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The lifestyle of Vancouver does seem to really draw me towards there.

Does

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I'm not good at multitasking.

Good

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Experience is a funny thing. You dont always have it when you need it.

Funny things

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I'm slowly feeling more Chinese and feel I should be more proud of being Chinese and appreciate where I've come from.

Appreciate

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My skating brought me to a level of being well known in Canada, but I've grown up having trained in the U.S.…

Home

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I know that, in hockey, the object of the game is simple in that you have to get the puck into the…

Figure skating

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If you look at all the sports in China, the government is extremely involved and they are extremely proud of their athlete.

Athlete

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I'll always represent Canada. I was born here, and my parents chose to immigrate here. There are so many things I don't…

Born

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Injuries are a huge thing for skating. I think skating is a very unnatural sport for the body, very tough on the…

Body

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Although it's hard some days to wake up an hour earlier to do the gym workout as opposed to other skaters who…

Actually

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I have a life outside of skating.

Life

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I have a good idea of how lucky we are to be growing up in Canada.

Canada

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I have so much to give to skating in Canada.

Canada

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I'm competing against men who are doing five quads between the short program and the long program, and I'm at three between…

Enough

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There isn't quite a feeling you get from playing video games that you get when you're playing sports, which is like a…

Active

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I hope that people will one day look back at my skating and what I brought to the table. 'Remember when Patrick…

Cool

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Traditionally, skaters tend to tie their skates very tightly. I tend to just tie my foot down, then in the ankle area,…

Better

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The attitude is different in the U.S. I feel like, in Canada, there is more of a sense of community and more…

Attitude

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I love figure skating and what I am able to express creatively. I want to leave a legacy in the sport.

Able

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I'm going to stick to what I can do... because if I try and,,, do the impossible, I will either get too…

Age

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I skate just to satisfy my own desire and not care about other people's desire for me to do well.

About

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I'm extremely well recognized in Korea just because of what I do on the ice, and there is a lack of that…

Because

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I do love video games. But after a while, you feel like you really need to get up and do something.

Feel

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