Adam Rippon

“I enjoyed playing the other sports. I just sucked at them.”

“When you're not hiding anything, it's just very easy to be yourself - shockingly.”

“Chris Martin has this voice that resonates through a whole arena.”

“I think that in figure skating, and in sports in general, that when you're young, it's considered a huge advantage because you're fearless, and you also don't have bad past experiences. But with age comes experience, and I have found that my experience is a huge advantage to me as a competitor.”

“It's my world, and the rest of us are living in it.”

“I love being active.”

“I personally don't have anything to say to Mike Pence. I'm very lucky because legislation that he's pushed hasn't affected my life at all. I spoke out because there are people out there whose lives have been affected by change that he's tried to make.”

“I want to inspire other young kids, no matter what their background is or where they're from or anything like that, that they can go out there and, if you work hard, you can do anything.”

“I realize now that it's important that I share my story... Also, it'll be easy for me to do an interview, to interact with people.”

“My mom always taught me to stand up for what I believe in.”

“I know what it's like to be young and to feel like you don't belong.”

“Athletes are given a really special platform. It's our duty, as athletes, to be role models.”

“Sometimes I'll be listening to NPR at the gym, and I'll hear them say, 'Oh, Donald Trump did this today.' And I'm like, 'What?' All of a sudden, I have more energy than if I drank an espresso.”

“I love being on Twitter and interacting with different people. Also, I very dangerously love to go shopping online!”

“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.”

“Growing up, I really didn't have a lot of role models.”

“I'm just one of those people that, if there's a problem, I want to work through it. Push through it and do everything I can. Anything.”

“I'm proud of a lot of things I've said on Twitter.”

“There are so many emotions when I step on the ice.”