Quotes from Ashley Wagner

I love to win, honestly. ... If you love to win, you should say it. And honestly, I'm hooked on it.

I hate doing Tabatas - you do whatever you want at high intensity for 20 seconds, and then get a 10 second break and you repeat that for 8 minutes. So you can do jumping jacks for 20 seconds, you can do sprints for 20 seconds, etc. It's supposed to help you get your endurance up really fast.

If I train well and stay focused, I'm confident I can deliver when the time comes.

I know roughly when I skate a good program where the score should end up.

A lot of people who watch figure skaters want us to look like pretty princesses. I want people to see the athlete, and I want to look like a woman among girls.

I'm so proud to be an Army brat, but it was not an easy life. Moving around so much, skating was that one constant thing I had to hold on to.

Some skaters, they live for skating, and they are home-schooled. I'm very lucky my parents let me go to school and have a normal life.

My parents told me, 'Skating is a privilege, not a right, and school always comes first.'

It just comes kind of naturally to me to take something and try and make it relatable and interesting to someone who doesn't know everything about skating.

Years ago, I tore out a Nike ad featuring Allyson Felix and Maria Sharapova looking super fierce and tough. I always told my family that I wanted to be like them someday, so to come home to my apartment and see boxes of Nike gear stacked higher than my doorknob is pretty much a dream come true.

From a young age, I was viciously competitive.

Seabeck is slow to change.

I haven't mastered the art of sitting and smiling.

You always imagine everything will go so smoothly in the Olympic season.

I'm a show pony, and I don't get to skate with girls doing triple Axels every single day. I skate with little babies who are working on their single Axels while trying not to hit them on the ice.

I by no means quit social media.

I think the great thing about social media is it gives people access to you on a totally personal level that they didn't have before, so it's really important, and it's a great way to get people involved and excited about what you're doing.

I love hockey. That's actually one of my favorite sports.

For me, I have gay family members, and I have a lot of friends in the LBGT community.

To put on a performance, you have to be emotional. You can't be a zombie.

I'm always looking for a way to give myself something new as a person.

Twitter is a blessing and a curse at the same time.

Covergirl is my sponsor, and they have been so helpful in supplying me with their wonderful products. I love their blush, mascara and lip gloss.

Skating is one of those sports you unfortunately see people get stuck in.