Login | Register Share:
  Guess quote | Authors | Isles | Contacts

Patrick Chan [1990-0] Canadian
Rank: 103
Athlete, Figure skater


Patrick Lewis Wai-Kuan Chan is a Canadian figure skater. He is the 2014 Olympic silver medalist in the men's and team events, a three-time World champion, a two-time Grand Prix Final champion, a three-time Four Continents champion, and an eight-time Canadian national champion.

Sports, Government, Hope



QuoteTagsRank
I was born in Canada for a reason. It was because my parents wanted me to have the freedoms that this country offers.
101
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. Hope
102
My parents are very good parents and have already said that they will look after me until the end of my skating career.
103
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.
104
I love figure skating and what I am able to express creatively. I want to leave a legacy in the sport. Sports
105
If you look at all the sports in China, the government is extremely involved and they are extremely proud of their athlete. Government, Sports
106
Injuries are a huge thing for skating. I think skating is a very unnatural sport for the body, very tough on the joints. Sports
107
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. Sports
108
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.
109
Even though I'm very Westernized as an individual and very Canadian, I guess I've lost some of my Chinese culture.
110
I skate just to satisfy my own desire and not care about other people's desire for me to do well.
111
I'm slowly feeling more Chinese and feel I should be more proud of being Chinese and appreciate where I've come from.
112
I do love video games. But after a while, you feel like you really need to get up and do something.
113
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. Sports
114
I carry a lot of muscle easily.
115
I'm very proud I'm Chinese and represent the Chinese community.
116
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. Sports
117
I'm not good at multitasking.
118
I'm not a big traveller.
119
Paris is beautiful, but nothing beats home.
120
In skating or any amateur sport, as athletes we share something in common: the cost of training is quite a burden on our parents or on the athletes themselves trying to find a way to pay for their costs. Sports
121
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.
122
Experience is a funny thing. You don't always have it when you need it.
123

The script ran 0.002 seconds.