- Mom
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- Nov 07, 2020
Me Quotes
Quotes rooted in the first person.
These are quotes centered on 'me' - childhood memories tied to family traditions, like a grandfather's holiday reading passed down for decades, alongside admissions about how humor can double as self-protection. Several speak to the solitary nature of creative work, something also explored in Life Quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Parents
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- Nov 07, 2020
Not only would my parents work full hours, my parents both woke up at 5 A.M. My dad left the house at 5 A.M. to go to the fish market to pick out his own fish, and my mom woke up at 5 A.M. to wake me up in order to get me ready for skating before school.
- Game
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have always believed that I am an amazing skater regardless of what the results say, and I think that determination and confidence has kept me in the game so long.
- Looking
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- Nov 07, 2020
Whenever Michelle Kwan texts me or mentions my name, I'm like, 'Wow.' I still can't believe that this is someone who I grew up looking up to, and they know my name.
- Only
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- Nov 07, 2020
Although there's a stigma that you learn only until a certain point, and then you just maintain, for me to learn the triple axel at 24 goes to show that anything's possible.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
People have drawn me, which is super cool. I'd love to print some out and put them on my wall.
- Butterfly
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- Nov 07, 2020
I feel like the worst has happened to me, so what better person to skate to 'Madame Butterfly' than me?
- Brain
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- Nov 07, 2020
Skating becomes more important to me every year. It's obviously harder as age takes a toll on the body and the brain, and I think because of that, competing becomes much more difficult. That's why those who stick around are always so appreciative of others' skating because we know how much work goes into it.
- Proud
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- Nov 07, 2020
It was hard for me to leave the nest, but my mom is super proud of me. She said, 'You became independent really quickly, and I'm so proud of you,' but she misses me all the same.
- Never
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- Nov 07, 2020
My parents always tell me that they never would have let me start if they had known how expensive and difficult figure skating is.
- Hard
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I started not training as hard and doing what I needed to do, everyone else improved without me improving.
- Enjoy
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- Nov 07, 2020
My Olympic moment from the individual event was that I was really able to enjoy my skating, and so that meant a lot to me, and I didn't portray that accurately.
- Bosnian
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have always lived abroad, but inside my family, we always speak in Bosnian and preserve all the Bosnian traditions. So it's always inside me, always in my heart.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020