Patrick Chan Professions : Figure skater Born : December 31, 1990 Browse All Authors Top 26 quotes by Patrick Chan I skate just to satisfy my own desire and not care about other peoples desire for me to do well. Patrick Chan wells care desire Experience is a funny thing. You dont always have it when you need it. Patrick Chan funny-things needs I love figure skating and what I am able to express creatively. I want to leave a legacy in the sport. Patrick Chan skating legacy sports I do love video games. But after a while, you feel like you really need to get up and do something. Patrick Chan video games needs I know that, in hockey, the object of the game is simple in that you have to get the puck into the net. With figure skating, it's not as simple, and there is a ton of work that goes into it. Patrick Chan hockey simple games If you look at all the sports in China, the government is extremely involved and they are extremely proud of their athlete. Patrick Chan government athlete sports I tried all kinds of sports when I was a kid, like soccer and tennis and golf, and, in fact, started skating to be able to play hockey. Patrick Chan soccer sports kids I'll always represent Canada. I was born here, and my parents chose to immigrate here. There are so many things I don't see in other countries, I see here. I love having the Maple Leaf behind me. Patrick Chan leaf parents me love There isn't quite a feeling you get from playing video games that you get when you're playing sports, which is like a sense of euphoria. You just get the satisfaction of doing something active and feeling good after. Patrick Chan video-games good you sports The attitude is different in the U.S. I feel like, in Canada, there is more of a sense of community and more of a sense of, 'I'll take the shirt off my back to help you because you're my neighbour.' There is not many of us, right? So each and every Canadian is very special. Patrick Chan feel you community attitude When I was born, my parents were huge into skiing. I grew up on Mont Blanc, skiing on that hill. I was really a ski baby. Loved it; I still love it. Patrick Chan loved parents hill love I was born in Canada for a reason. It was because my parents wanted me to have the freedoms that this country offers. Patrick Chan parents me born country I'm slowly feeling more Chinese and feel I should be more proud of being Chinese and appreciate where I've come from. Patrick Chan feel feeling appreciate proud I carry a lot of muscle easily. Patrick Chan easily carry lot muscle Although it's hard some days to wake up an hour earlier to do the gym workout as opposed to other skaters who just show up to the rink, I know that if I don't do it, my day will be much worse. I might as well not even skate, actually. Patrick Chan day know gym wake-up Even though I'm very Westernized as an individual and very Canadian, I guess I've lost some of my Chinese culture. Patrick Chan some individual lost culture I'm very proud I'm Chinese and represent the Chinese community. Patrick Chan represent very proud community I'm extremely well recognized in Korea just because of what I do on the ice, and there is a lack of that in Canada because hockey is our sport and it will be for eternity. Patrick Chan just-because will hockey eternity I'm not good at multitasking. Patrick Chan good multitasking I hope I can compete in one or two Olympics in my career. Of course I would like to win a medal, but just being there would be awesome. Patrick Chan career win i-can hope Similar Authors Alexei Yagudin figure-skater Adelina Sotnikova figure-skater Carolina Kostner figure-skater Gracie Gold figure-skater Gabrielle Daleman figure-skater Evan Lysacek figure-skater All Authors
