Max Aaron
Max Aaron

It eventually ends, and that's what I think a lot of athletes forget. It's 10 years after the Olympics, and you won the Olympics, and that's great, but no one cares.

Max Aaron
Max Aaron

I definitely love getting a massage or going to a spa.

Max Aaron
Max Aaron

When I decided to continue in the sport, I decided I would do whatever it takes to be the best figure skater I can be.

Max Aaron
Max Aaron

I love hard work. If I'm not sweating, then I'm not working.

Max Aaron
Max Aaron

In hockey, sometimes a shift can go for a minute and a half, full out.

Max Aaron
Max Aaron

I have a pretty strict diet, and for breakfast, I have three eggs and a cup of oatmeal.

Max Aaron
Max Aaron

There were many times that I took such a big hit that I was dazed; I'm not going to lie. I'd see black, but I'm still looking for the puck. Where's the play going? I'm going to keep going. Same thing in figure skating. If I take a hard fall, I'm going to get up, and I'm going to do the next jump.

Max Aaron
Max Aaron

I would go for the biggest guy on the team, dump the puck in. I would chase after it because I was very fast. If I wanted to get a big hit, I would have to leap into the guy. The guy would be maybe a 6-3 defenseman, 220, I would leap into this guy and plow him over. He would just fall to the ground. That was my thing.

Max Aaron
Max Aaron

Before I broke my back, I was really looking forward to playing hockey at the University of Michigan. That was my biggest goal.

Max Aaron
Max Aaron

I'm looking towards that Olympic medal and that Olympic gold and what it's going to take to get there.

Max Aaron
Max Aaron

I was tired of getting last or fifth or sixth. I was tired of falling multiple times in a program. I was tired of competing differently than how I trained. If I was going to do that, why train so hard? I took a step back, and I figured out what I wanted to change about myself.

Max Aaron
Max Aaron

I hope that my work ethic has been a model for those who do not believe in themselves or have lingering doubts about their own abilities.

Max Aaron
Max Aaron

I'm not afraid of falling or failing, because I've failed many times, and I learned from them.

Max Aaron
Max Aaron

At the end of the day, I could go back to getting sixth or seventh place and being a mediocre skater, or I could be a champion. I want to be a champion.

Max Aaron
Max Aaron

I'll fight anybody.

Max Aaron
Max Aaron

If it's a day to indulge, I like to have a burrito or a steak.

Max Aaron
Max Aaron

I can't say I have a lucky charm, but I do wear a 3/4-zip U.S.A. jacket I wear to every event. I got it from Nike, and it was from the 2012 Olympic Games.

Max Aaron
Max Aaron

Anything is possible. No one understands how far you can push your body to the limit, and I like to play with that.

Max Aaron
Max Aaron

I push myself as hard as I can every day so I can achieve my goals and so I feel I have nothing to regret later on after my career.

Max Aaron
Max Aaron

I like to go to bed around 10 P.M.