Top 44 Ashley Wagner Quotes

It just comes kind of naturally to me to take something and try and make it relatable and interesting to someone who doesn’t know everything about skating.

Adding an Olympic medal to everything that I have already accomplished would be so huge for me.

I hate doing Tabatas – you do whatever you want at high intensity for 20 seconds, and then get a 10 second break and you repeat that for 8 minutes. So you can do jumping jacks for 20 seconds, you can do sprints for 20 seconds, etc. It’s supposed to help you get your endurance up really fast.

When I step out onto the ice to compete ‘Romeo and Juliet,’ I don’t feel like a fighter. I feel very nervous, and it’s very difficult for me to get into the mindset for it.

I love to win, honestly… If you love to win, you should say it. And honestly, I’m hooked on it.

The SoCal weather can’t be beat, but I just haven’t quite been able to embrace the lifestyle.

When I do my makeup, it kind of helps me get into the character that I’m trying to portray.

I’m not one for neon colors.

Skating is one of those sports you unfortunately see people get stuck in.

I by no means quit social media.

Skaters are infamously superstitious.

I know roughly when I skate a good program where the score should end up.

I might be more of a tomboy on the ice, but when it comes to fashion and things like that, I’m a total girlie-girl.

The fact that an icon would even utter my name or have any idea of who I am is absolutely unreal.

Some skaters, they live for skating, and they are home-schooled. I’m very lucky my parents let me go to school and have a normal life.

I think the great thing about social media is it gives people access to you on a totally personal level that they didn’t have before, so it’s really important, and it’s a great way to get people involved and excited about what you’re doing.

For me, I have gay family members, and I have a lot of friends in the LBGT community.

I’m vicious. I can be nice off the ice, but on the ice, that’s not where it’s time to make friends.

I’m not a pretty princess, and I’m aware of that, so I like music that is really intense, really bold, and characters that in a way almost have a dark side and are kind of evil because, for me, that’s when I feel my strongest and fiercest, when I’m not necessarily the good girl.

I’m not a crier.

From a young age, I was viciously competitive.

I just believe in equality for all.

When I’m competing, I need to be strong.

I always loved Michelle Kwan’s outfits. Most of them were designed by Vera Wang, and they’re just so simple, but the fabric that they used and the way that it was sewn together look so elegant and rich. You could tell that time had been put into it. It wasn’t just another spandex, stucco-covered costume.

I love hockey. That’s actually one of my favorite sports.

I give myself a cheat day where I annihilate my diet. I’m an all-American girl, so I go for a burger and fries and a shake.

I’m a show pony, and I don’t get to skate with girls doing triple Axels every single day. I skate with little babies who are working on their single Axels while trying not to hit them on the ice.

I want to stay involved in sports in one way or another.

In this crazy, crazy world of figure skating, it is easy to focus on a name or a target. But when you are going after someone, it really only holds you back from what you are capable of yourself.

Covergirl is my sponsor, and they have been so helpful in supplying me with their wonderful products. I love their blush, mascara and lip gloss.

I want people to see a real person on the ice. I want to seem tangible, hard-working, passionate about my skating, not just going out and doing something I’ve rehearsed a million times.

My mom devised a plan to get me out of the house and gave me the choice between ballet or skating. She knew both of those sports were time-consuming and would keep me busy with hours of practice.

I love Pinterest! Pinterest is absolutely phenomenal when you’re trying to come up with a costume design.

Off the ice, I can be soft, and I can be elegant and sweet.

You always imagine everything will go so smoothly in the Olympic season.

I was very much a tomboy. I just couldn’t do the pink ballet tutus.

I try to stay low-carb and high on lean protein. I’m lucky in that I love chicken and rice; it’s one of my favorite meals. I steam some vegetables and top them with olive oil for some flavor.

My parents told me, ‘Skating is a privilege, not a right, and school always comes first.’

I can adapt to change easily, but I’m not a fan of it.

I’m so proud to be an Army brat, but it was not an easy life. Moving around so much, skating was that one constant thing I had to hold on to.

You should not be defined by one bad performance.

I live in California, so I do stand-up paddle board, which is a killer workout. I also run, about four miles every three days.

To have full and multiple criteria is the best way to decide who is best prepared to be on that Olympic team.

Years ago, I tore out a Nike ad featuring Allyson Felix and Maria Sharapova looking super fierce and tough. I always told my family that I wanted to be like them someday, so to come home to my apartment and see boxes of Nike gear stacked higher than my doorknob is pretty much a dream come true.