Quotes from Nathan Chen

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

I would love to be working in a hospital or in a completely different realm, working with or exploring the lives of animals.

I try to get as close to 10 hours of sleep each night, as sleep is the best form of recovery.

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

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

I really like to bike outdoors and love the weight-based workouts that I do. I am not the biggest fan of other cardio-based workouts. Off-season cardio sessions are pretty grueling.

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

It's crazy how fast time flies and how things progress.

My Chinese name is Chen Wei. I can speak a tiny, tiny bit, just basically get around, but I understand it decently well.

These big jumps take a big toll on the body, especially a young body. So, it's kind of risk or reward, I guess.

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

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.

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.

My training and ballet background definitely gives me the competitive edge on the ice.

My parents always enforce the idea of never giving up upon all of my siblings and me, and I think that's something that will stick with me my whole life.

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

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

Ever since I was a younger skater, I've been working my way to these big jumps.

I want to be a full-package skater.

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.

My family and parents were very influential in my skating career.

I love skating. It's part of my life, and I never wanted to give it up.

I am proud to be a first-generation Chinese-American in the sport of figure skating.

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