Quotes from Mirai Nagasu

Just really believe in yourself and stay true to yourself.

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

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

I guess I can be stereotypical and say that Asians are very cheap.

I always want to try for what's been offered to me.

It was my goal and dream to be selected to the Olympic team, so I knew going into it the amount of responsibility I was given.

Being named to the Olympic team has special meaning to it because I feel like I've come full circle.

Getting to the Olympics was the hard part.

I've dreamed about going to the Olympics ever since I was young.

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.

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.

I think, as a skater, I started out really strongly, and as I have grown in the public eye, I have had my rough seasons that most people don't get as much attention for.

Something that I saw in Sochi that I didn't get the opportunity to have in Vancouver was the team holding hands with arms in the air and medals around their neck.

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

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