Top 100 Quotes & Sayings by Nathan Chen - Page 2

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 skating career won't last forever.

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

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

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

I wanted to be a goalie.

From a logistical standpoint, I learned about when to peak, when to push, when to recover throughout the season.

I'm the baby for sure. My siblings are looking out for me, making sure I'm not doing something stupid. They are making sure my head is set straight and that I'm a good person outside of skating and inside of it, too.

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

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.

There's a lot of skaters that I look up to, and I think my biggest skating role models were the two Russian competitors at the 2002 Olympic games in Salt Lake City. They really motivated me to follow my passion in skating, and it really blossomed from there.

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

I can't decide the results, but I can still put my best foot forward and try the best I can.

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.

Every competition is different... You can't plan for everything that happens.

Sometimes thinking about the Olympics makes me a little nervous.

I think that ballet and skating definitely go hand in hand, especially growing up at Ballet West, which is an incredible academy.

Once I really understood what skating was and what the Olympic really entailed, I knew that's what I wanted to do: I wanted to be there; I wanted to represent the U.S.

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

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.

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.

I want to get another Olympic medal outside the team event.

If the jump is perfect, you come out, and you feel like you took a three-pointer in basketball or doing the perfect thing in whatever your sport is. You just get that adrenaline rush, a sense of satisfaction, like you want to do it again and again.

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.

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

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.

I love jumping. I have always loved jumping. I love watching jumps. I love doing jumps.

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.

I think my parents felt us being a minority a little bit more than I did, and they tried to shelter me from that so I didn't feel it at all.

I have confidence in how I've trained and prepared myself. I've dreamed about the Olympics for a long time, and it would be kind of silly and a waste to freak myself out.

Personally, I feel like there should be some sort of cap on the quads, but we should still be pushing it to a certain number.

To have all of these jumps in my arsenal is very beneficial. I can always alter my program so I can either play it safe, or I can play it risky with high reward. It depends on what I feel like I need that day.

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.

Once you land a jump, you put it straight in the program. That's the way I've always been doing it.

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

I've been working on it a lot, trying to find the artistic balance, trying to find purpose in my movement combined with the jumps.

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.

Skating is a very beautiful sport, and I love watching new programs.

When I watch my skating when I was younger, I definitely see all this balletic movement and this artistry come through.

I don't think the demographic for skating really entails a lot of basketball watching.