Mirai Nagasu Quotes

Mirai Nagasu

Profession : Athlete

Birth : April 16, 1993

If you really put your mind to it, anything is possible.

Mirai Nagasu

Narcissism is just self-confidence.

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If I fall, I'll take the fall and get up and keep going.

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Pre-competition rituals include nap time, because when competition rolls around, I'm a sloth. I also FaceTime my dogs.

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Never lose your undying belief in yourself and your abilities.

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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 better. Then she hung up her skates and resorted to playing my music at the rink.

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I can snap my toes. Everyone keeps asking me this, but I know it's kind of weird, but I think it's fun that I can snap my toes.

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I'm that person: I will literally do everything to not get out of bed, so I have alarms set for every 15 minutes.

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When I'm at home, I'm a real big cuddler, so I sleep with my dog in my arms.

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I'm very Asian, and also my mom raised me to be polite and to eat whatever is put in front of me. I actually enjoy snails a lot. And I've eaten sea urchin and that shebang.

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I fall a lot during training.

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I don't even remember how many times I've sprained my ankle. I've had stress fractures galore and torn my PCL. You just take a little time off if you have the time, and if not, you keep training until you can take the time off.

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I would like to be on 'Dancing With the Stars' because I want to be a star.

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I made history here by landing the first triple axel for a U.S. lady, third at the Olympics, and that's a big deal.

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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 balanced. I mostly balance both by drinking a lot of coffee and making sure I time manage well, which doesn't happen all the time, especially during finals week.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Getting to the Olympics was the hard part.

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When someone really, truly believes in themselves, magic happens.

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