A1 18 Selected Quotes From Adam Rippon

A1 18 Selected Quotes From Adam Rippone

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

I am from Scranton, PA.

— Adam Rippon

It's totally crazy! I can't believe all the young kids doing it in competition now. It's pretty unbelievable to have an element variation named after me.

— Adam Rippon

I've been skating since I was 10 years old.

— Adam Rippon

My mom always taught me to stand up for what I believe in.

— Adam Rippon

I looked around and saw my competitors: they're all doing these quads, and at the same time, they're a head shorter than me, they're 10 years younger than me, and they're the size of one of my legs.

— Adam Rippon

I think I had a stress fracture before I broke my foot, and I think that was absolutely because I was not getting enough nutrients.

— Adam Rippon

Mike Pence doesn't stand for anything that I really believe in.

— Adam Rippon

What makes America great is that we're all so different.

— Adam Rippon

It's 2018, and being an openly gay man and an athlete, that is part of the face of America now.

— Adam Rippon

Growing up, I really didn't have a lot of role models.

— Adam Rippon

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 that it's OK.

— Adam Rippon

I think that in figure skating, and in sports in general, that when you're young, it's considered a huge advantage because you're fearless, and you also don't have bad past experiences. But with age comes experience, and I have found that my experience is a huge advantage to me as a competitor.

— Adam Rippon

When I found skating, it was something that was individual, and it was something that I could focus on being my best. And I loved the whole practice, and I also loved performing. It was probably the first time I felt really good about myself and that I was good at something, because I always liked being athletic.

— Adam Rippon

I enjoyed playing the other sports. I just sucked at them.

— Adam Rippon

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

It takes a lot of effort to look this mediocre.

— Adam Rippon

My mom has always taught me to stand up for people who don't have a voice.

— Adam Rippon

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