Nathan Chen Quotes

Nathan Chen

Profession : Athlete

Birth : May 5, 1999

I really wanted to play hockey. My mom thought figure skates looked easier to use, so she put me in the learn-to-skate program.

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Never give up. There are always tough times, regardless of what you do in anything in life. Be able to push through those times and maintain your ultimate goal.

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I can't decide the results, but I can still put my best foot forward and try the best I can.

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Every day is a new day, and ultimately, I have to figure out what works each day.

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I always carry my phone with me. I always have a computer on me.

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Like my parents taught me, never give up, and always love what you do.

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That's something I'm actually very interested in doing, helping young skaters.

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Every day's a new day.

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My skating career won't last forever.

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I have a very close family. I have four older siblings: two brothers and two sisters.

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My parents did not come to the U.S. with much; they had a lot of hardship.

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I just like to keep pushing myself and the sport.

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I hate spiders; I'm terrified of spiders.

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I celebrate my hardworking parents and all the opportunities they gave me.

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I think doing a quint is very, very difficult.

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Sometimes thinking about the Olympics makes me a little nervous.

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I like biology a lot.

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There's always things that I can improve on.

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Regardless of what I do, no matter how good it is, it's never, in my mind, 'flawless.'

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Honestly, I am human. I make mistakes.

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