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“I've always been such a private person. Even stepping into social media was a new world for me.”
“You have your best workouts when you go in thinking you don't want to do it, because you're so satisfied with your own determination and grit.”
“We're huge Drake fans, I mean, but who isn't?”
“We're in a world and a society where we're all striving for this perfection that doesn't exist.”
“My big break occurred when I was six years old and met Scott Moir.”
“When I'm not on the ice, I do interval work on the bike or the elliptical, trying to mimic a four-minute routine. But it doesn't come close.”
“I think everyone struggles to feel comfortable in their skin or has at one time or another.”
“Obviously, I've reaped the benefits of sport and activity. But not many girls, as it turns out, even have the resources available to them to be physically active or to maintain that as they go through high school.”
“There's a difference between feeling nervous and feeling: 'I'm not worthy of taking the ice.'”
“Let's face it, there's just different access that young boys have to sport and teams than girls.”
“Being out with an injury is always a tough thing, and coming back, you're never sure where you might fit in.”
“School's always been very important to me.”
“I was so lucky. I grew up with an incredibly strong grandmother, mother and sister. All three, independent, fierce, clever women who were hard workers, had goals and visions for themselves, and were really ambitious. And, they didn't apologize for those goals.”
“I love getting away from the rink and being in school.”
“I do feel different whether I'm in the gym or on the ice when I have a cute outfit on. I think most girls can relate - you carry yourself differently.”
“I love the idea of women empowering other women. We need to come together and support one another and embrace one another.”
“There are many things I love about my job! For instance, as a creative outlet, there's no better way to express myself than through choreography and physical movement.”
“My grandmother used to make the most incredible chicken divan, and my mom has carried out that tradition. It's my comfort food. It's amazing how you can almost taste the memories with a dish like that! And the more leftovers, the better.”
“I really want to learn French so I think it would be great to go and live in France and maybe learn the language for a few months.”
“Long-term I would love to go to law school.”