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I've never made a meal that I wasn't able to eat, but it that doesn't mean anyone else would ever eat it, haha! Adam Rippon
Made Meal Else Would Able Eat Never Anyone Anyone Else Mean Ever
All the sacrifices my mom and family had made had been worth it. Adam Rippon
Mom Family Worth Made Worth It Had Sacrifices Been
1988 Olympic Champion Brian Boitano was famous for doing a Lutz with one arm over his head. And I wanted to build on that. Adam Rippon
Champion Build Head Arm Over Doing His Famous Wanted Brian Olympic
I'm just one of those people that, if there's a problem, I want to work through it. Push through it and do everything I can. Anything. Adam Rippon
Work People Problem Everything Those Through Push Just Want Anything Just One
I love being active. Adam Rippon
Love Active Being
I always loved music, to dance, and to be really active. When I started skating, it was the first time all of these things came together. It felt like magic, and I always wanted to be at the rink. Adam Rippon
Music Time Together Dance First Active Rink Magic Like Felt First Time Always Came Wanted Loved Skating Really Things Started
I know that I can do myself better than anybody else can. Adam Rippon
Myself Better Else Know Than Anybody Anybody Else
Athletes are given a really special platform. It's our duty, as athletes, to be role models. Adam Rippon
Duty Our Athletes Given Role Role Models Models Really Special Platform
Given this platform of being an Olympic athlete, I think it's really important that we stand up for what we believe in, and we speak out against things that we think are wrong and injust. Adam Rippon
Speak Important Believe Think Out Athlete Given Wrong Up Being Against Really Stand Stand Up Platform Things Olympic
The first time I ever sang in front of a crowd of people was, like, 10,000 people in Japan at a skating exhibition. Adam Rippon
Time People First Crowd Like First Time Exhibition Front Skating Japan Sang Ever
Mike Pence doesn't stand for anything that I really believe in. Adam Rippon
Believe Anything Really Mike Stand
Growing up, I really didn't have a lot of role models. Adam Rippon
Lot Up Role Role Models Models Really Growing Growing Up
I enjoyed playing the other sports. I just sucked at them. Adam Rippon
Sports Other Just Them Sucked Enjoyed Playing
I remember when I told my mom that I wanted to come out, and my mom was a little hesitant. She was saying, 'Are you sure? Do you think that might affect your scores?' or, 'Is it something that you think that you need to do?' And I told her, 'I don't care. It's important to me.' Adam Rippon
Saying Mom Me You Remember Care Important Think Hesitant Out Something Remember When Come She Sure Affect Scores dont Care Wanted Little Might Your Her Need
It takes a lot of effort to look this mediocre. Adam Rippon
Takes Look Lot Effort Mediocre
As an audience member, I like to watch what they're doing, and that's one of the reasons I love skating: because it's a performance, and I love to perform. That's my favorite aspect of skating. Adam Rippon
Love Favorite Member Perform Performance Like Because Audience Audience Member Doing Skating Aspect Reasons Watch
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. Adam Rippon
Live Those Athletes Exhilarating Breathless Moments
I want to represent my country to the best of my abilities. I want to make Reese Witherspoon proud. Adam Rippon
Best Country Ability Make Proud Reese Witherspoon Represent Want
I think it's so important for somebody like me to stand up for the things I believe in and speak up on things I don't think are right. Adam Rippon
Me Speak Somebody Important Believe Think Like Up Stand Stand Up Right Things
I've been given this amazing platform as an Olympic athlete, and there are so many people out there who don't feel like their voice is being heard. I feel it's my responsibility to speak out on issues that are important. Adam Rippon
People Speak Amazing Responsibility Important Out Athlete Given Voice Feel Like Issues Been Heard So Many People Being Who Many Platform Olympic
They usually say that after the Olympic Games, somebody's life changes forever, and a lot of times, it's the gold medalist. But I have a feeling that my life has changed forever. Adam Rippon
Life Somebody My Life Feeling Changed Changes Say Life Changes Lot Times Forever Gold After Games Olympic Olympic Games
I would absolutely not go out of my way to meet somebody who I felt has gone out of their way to not only show that they aren't a friend of a gay person but that they think that they're sick. Adam Rippon
Gay Somebody Gone Think Sick Meet Way Out Would Only Absolutely Absolutely Not Felt Go Friend Person Show Who
I think what you think of as the American people embracing - I don't think, on paper, I embody anything of that perceived persona. I think that's what people are latching on to, that I'm different. Adam Rippon
You People Think Paper Embody Embracing Perceived Persona American Different Anything American People
Sometimes I might meet people, and they might just not like me, not want to get to know me. And that's OK. They're boring as hell anyway. Adam Rippon
Me People Sometimes Hell Meet OK Boring Like Know Get Just Want Anyway Might
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.' Adam Rippon
People Remember Thought Young Damn Exuberant Seeing Like Talk She Were Oprah Confident Anybody Being Lady Who Watching
I don't find it distracting to be me. Adam Rippon
Me Distracting Find
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