Adam Rippon Quotes

Adam Rippon

Profession : Athlete

Birth : November 11, 1989

I would say that I'm a hot mess all the time.

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I feel so honored that I've had the opportunity to share my story with so many people.

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When you're not hiding anything, it's just very easy to be yourself - shockingly.

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My mom has always taught me to stand up for people who don't have a voice.

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First and foremost, I'm an athlete. And I'm an Olympian. I'm not a gay Olympian. I'm just an Olympian that's also gay. I don't mind reading that - like, 'gay Olympian Adam Rippon.' It's fine. I hope that, in a way, it makes it easier for other young kids who are gay. If they go to the Olympics, they can just be called Olympians.

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My mom always taught me to stand up for what I believe in.

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I think I had a stress fracture before I broke my foot, and I think that was absolutely because I was not getting enough nutrients.

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I realize now that it's important that I share my story... Also, it'll be easy for me to do an interview, to interact with people.

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Being gay has never been a big deal to me, which is why it's a little funny to be getting all this attention about it.

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I've gotten a lot of attention, I think, just for being myself. I think that a lot of people, when they come to a competition, are afraid to be themselves no matter who they are.

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I looked around and saw my competitors: they're all doing these quads, and at the same time, they're a head shorter than me, they're 10 years younger than me, and they're the size of one of my legs.

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As an athlete, I know that I'm such a perfectionist that I'll want to go out and keep working on something over and over until it's perfect. Part of growing up is learning to take a step back.

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I am from Scranton, PA.

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I've gotten so many messages I could even get emotional thinking about it, but I've gotten so many messages from young kids all over the country that my story's resonated with them.

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I don't think he has a real concept of reality. To stand by some of the things that Donald Trump has said and for Mike Pence to say he's a devout Christian man is completely contradictory.

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I'm really go-with-the-flow, but I take things really seriously. At the same time, when things don't go my way, I don't ever freak out. Why? Why freak out?

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The first time I ever sang in front of a crowd of people was, like, 10,000 people in Japan at a skating exhibition.

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When I was young, to have had somebody out there to look up to... it would have made a world of difference; it would have changed my life.

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Chris Martin has this voice that resonates through a whole arena.

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I enjoyed playing the other sports. I just sucked at them.

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