Patrick Chan Quotes

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Patrick Chan

Profession : Athlete

Birth : December 31, 1990

I know that, in hockey, the object of the game is simple in that you have to get the puck into the net. With figure skating, it's not as simple, and there is a ton of work that goes into it.

Patrick Chan

Injuries are a huge thing for skating. I think skating is a very unnatural sport for the body, very tough on the joints.

Patrick Chan

I tried all kinds of sports when I was a kid, like soccer and tennis and golf, and, in fact, started skating to be able to play hockey.

Patrick Chan

I love figure skating and what I am able to express creatively. I want to leave a legacy in the sport.

Patrick Chan

I can do all my jumps in practice, three in a row, five out of five, four out of five.

Patrick Chan

I can't count on both hands how many Grand Prixs I've done and how many world championships I've been to, so I think I've really earned the experience to know that when I step on the ice at nationals and when I step on the ice at the Olympics that I feel completely aware of my environment and what to expect.

Patrick Chan

In Japan, skating is like NHL hockey in Canada or baseball in the U.S., so pushing the limit is very enticing. Skating is their lives.

Patrick Chan

I'm going to stick to what I can do... because if I try and,,, do the impossible, I will either get too frustrated to the point where I won't enjoy the sport anymore, or I will get hurt and maybe have to get hip replacements at age 30.

Patrick Chan

I have a life outside of skating.

Patrick Chan

I get mad at my mom. I really wish she'd put me into hockey. I'm not gifted with height, but look at Martin St-Louis. He's unbelievable. He's small, but he's so fast, so skilful. I think I could have been pretty good.

Patrick Chan

Traditionally, skaters tend to tie their skates very tightly. I tend to just tie my foot down, then in the ankle area, I tend to keep it loose. It gives me better mobility. But also, you're relying on your own strength as opposed to resting on the boot.

Patrick Chan

When I go to competitions, I don't have so much confidence that I don't worry or get nervous about the other skaters doing well.

Patrick Chan

I'm competing against men who are doing five quads between the short program and the long program, and I'm at three between the two programs. Who would ever imagine that three wasn't enough for some people?

Patrick Chan

I have so much to give to skating in Canada.

Patrick Chan

The lifestyle of Vancouver does seem to really draw me towards there.

Patrick Chan

I have a good idea of how lucky we are to be growing up in Canada.

Patrick Chan

My skating brought me to a level of being well known in Canada, but I've grown up having trained in the U.S. I haven't lost my roots in Canada thanks to the little rpminders again when I come home: People thanking me for what I do and for representing Canada in the world stage.

Patrick Chan

All I can say is I'm proud to be Canadian.

Patrick Chan

The attitude is different in the U.S. I feel like, in Canada, there is more of a sense of community and more of a sense of, 'I'll take the shirt off my back to help you because you're my neighbour.' There is not many of us, right? So each and every Canadian is very special.

Patrick Chan

I relate really well to individuals who have a career and explore other adventures outside of skating. That, to me, is fascinating.

Patrick Chan