Nathan Chen Quotes

Nathan Chen

Profession : Athlete

Birth : May 5, 1999

Once I landed the triple Salchow, I put it in the program. First landed triple toe, straight into the program. That's what I did with my quad suite.

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I've skated after Yuzu a handful of times. The only thing I can take away from it is to be prepared for the Pooh-bears to be raining down from the audience.

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It's something I have to remind myself about, that at every competition, I put a lot of pressure on myself, almost like it's the end of the world, and I have to keep reminding myself it's not.

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I remember being a little kid walking down the grocery aisle seeing athletes on these cereal boxes.

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I like the challenge and instant gratification of landing a new jump or learning a new element. That made me fall in love with the sport.

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Being able to land all the quads, especially doing them all in one program, is mentally huge.

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Half of learning a new element is just getting over the fear of doing it. Once you mentally prepare yourself enough to do the jump, that is really half the battle.

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Just being here at the Olympics is pretty incredible in itself. Seeing the unity of the athletes and to see how everyone has worked so hard to get here - and we are all so excited to be here - it's awesome to be able to experience it.

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A lot of the things I do outside the rink are just to relax and recover. We spend so much time at the rink, so it's nice to decompress a little.

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Ever since I started skating, making the Olympic team was my ultimate dream. It's what has inspired and motivated me throughout my entire career.

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An artistic standpoint - I've watched a lot of ballet and source some inspiration from how they move, connect with each other, and find meaning in their movement.

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There are always times when you don't want to go to the rink, or you don't want to do all the things you're supposed to do. Sometimes you're exhausted, or it's been a long week, but I always remind myself that this is my Olympic dream and the passion, because I love the sport very much.

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It's reassuring knowing that people are supporting me and want to know more about me. It comes with being the national champion and making the Olympic team. I think that it's telling me I'm on the right path.

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Skating is a sport that I found a lot of interest in from a very, very young age. Ultimately, I think that being on the ice, being in the cold, and trying things and challenging myself in different ways is something that made me really interested in skating.

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I began skating when I was 3. It was during 2002, the year the Olympics were held in Salt Lake City.

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Largely, I began skating because I wanted stuff to do outside of school. My mom decided to put me into figure skating.

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I began skating in the official practice venue of the 2002 Games. It was a huge Olympic atmosphere with Apollo Ohno sitting on the wall every day when I walked into the rink. That was really cool and very inspiring to see.

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Netflix isn't available internationally all the time, but the NBA is. It's nice to have something that feels like home.

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Triples are hard. Triple axel is just not my jump. Quads are really my thing.

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The Olympics really started motivating me from the very start. That was my dream from the very beginning.

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