Adam Rippon

“Those are the moments athletes live for - we live for those exhilarating, breathless, take-your-breath-away, you're-on-the-seat-of-your-chair moments.”

“I've used my sense of humor as a coping tool. It's gotten me through a lot of challenging times.”

“I can see my competitors sweating, and I am cool as a cucumber.”

“I remember seeing people who I thought were so confident and exuberant. I remember being young and watching Oprah and being like, 'Damn. That lady is so confident. She can talk to anybody.'”

“If you ever have the option, come to the Olympics. It's, like, a fun time.”

“There's no such thing as a wardrobe malfunction - only a wardrobe opportunity.”

“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 want to represent my country to the best of my abilities. I want to make Reese Witherspoon proud.”

“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.”

“I don't want my Olympic experience to be about Mike Pence. You know, I want it to be about my amazing skating and being America's sweetheart.”

“I'm not like a gay icon or America's gay sweetheart. I'm just America's sweetheart, and I'm just an icon.”

“I'm able to go out there, and I'm really able to be, like, unabashedly myself. And I want somebody who's young, who's struggling, who's not sure if it's OK if they are themselves to know tha...”

“I can't explain witchcraft.”