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1988 Olympic Champion Brian Boitano was famous for doing a Lutz with one arm over his head. And I wanted to build on that.
All the sacrifices my mom and family had made had been worth it.
As a self-proclaimed cooking disaster, I try to makes things that I think I can easily master.
As an athlete, I know that I'm such a perfectionist that I'll want to go out and keep working on something over and over until it's perfect. Part of growing up is learning to take a step back.
As an audience member, I like to watch what they're doing, and that's one of the reasons I love skating: because it's a performance, and I love to perform. That's my favorite aspect of skating.
As soon as I broke my foot, I remember thinking that I'm going to make this the best thing that's ever happened to me.
Athletes are given a really special platform. It's our duty, as athletes, to be role models.
Being gay has never been a big deal to me, which is why it's a little funny to be getting all this attention about it.
Being gay is not something that defines me. What defines me is what my mom always taught me: to treat everyone with respect, to always be a hard worker, and to be kind.
Chris Martin has this voice that resonates through a whole arena.
First and foremost, I'm an athlete. And I'm an Olympian. I'm not a gay Olympian. I'm just an Olympian that's also gay. I don't mind reading that - like, 'gay Olympian Adam Rippon.' It's fine. I hope that, in a way, it makes it easier for other young kids who are gay. If they go to the Olympics, they can just be called Olympians.
For such a long time in my life, I didn't trust my own voice at all. I always tried to do what other people wanted.
Given this platform of being an Olympic athlete, I think it's really important that we stand up for what we believe in, and we speak out against things that we think are wrong and injust.
Growing up, I really didn't have a lot of role models.
Haters are fans in denial.
Honestly, it's really fun to be yourself. It's really fun to be me.
I always loved music, to dance, and to be really active. When I started skating, it was the first time all of these things came together. It felt like magic, and I always wanted to be at the rink.
I always said that if I had the platform and the opportunity to share my story and make it easier for others, I would - so that, in a way, I can be the role model that I was looking for as a kid.
I am from Scranton, PA.
I am usually wearing some sort of see-through when I am competing.
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