A biography for Mirai Nagasuhasn’t been written yet.
“I can snap my toes. Everyone keeps asking me this, but I know it's kind of weird, but I think it's fun that I can snap my toes.”
“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.”
“I have always believed that I am an amazing skater regardless of what the results say, and I think that determination and confidence has kept me in the game so long.”
“Figure skaters are usually young and then just fade away. But I'm not a fade-away kind of person.”
“Everyone has been injured, regardless of whether they're an athlete or not.”
“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.”
“Narcissism is just self-confidence.”
“I just want to redeem myself and show the world that... it wasn't a fluke that I won at nationals. I can compete on the international stage as well.”
“I don't even remember how many times I've sprained my ankle. I've had stress fractures galore and torn my PCL. You just take a little time off if you have the time, and if not, you keep training until you can take the time off.”
“Who cares if you get last place. This is the Olympics. Making it is the hard part.”
“I think my own thinking is harsher than my mom's discipline.”
“I think I would be bored if I were winning all the time, even though it would be nice.”
“I wanted to make America proud.”
“It's easy to look into the future and worry about the past.”
“During finals week, I don't get a lot of sleep, and I tell myself, 'I can't do this anymore.'”
“For my dad to say he's proud of me - in English - is a really big deal.”
“My dad is a very creative type of person, so he has rolls that make no sense to most people familiar with sushi. He has a High Five roll. What is that? Don't ask questions. Just try it. He's kind of mischievous, and that's how I am, too.”
“I started skating when I was five years old in Pasadena, California.”
“I pride myself on being Japanese American.”
“I tell my boyfriend that... we should get a ranch so we can just adopt all the dogs that need homes, and they can just run around all day.”