I hope that people will one day look back at my skating and what I brought to the table. 'Remember when Patrick skated like this? Or remember when skating was like this?' That would be a cool legacy to leave behind.
I get mad at my mom. I really wish she'd put me into hockey. I'm not gifted with height, but look at Martin St-Louis. He's unbelievable. He's small, but he's so fast, so skilful. I think I could have been pretty good.
I have a good idea of how lucky we are to be growing up in Canada.
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.
I do love video games. But after a while, you feel like you really need to get up and do something.
When I go to competitions, I don't have so much confidence that I don't worry or get nervous about the other skaters doing well.
I was so proud to have the chance to be able to represent Canada at the Olympics in Vancouver.
The attitude is different in the U.S. I feel like, in Canada, there is more of a sense of community and more of a sense of, 'I'll take the shirt off my back to help you because you're my neighbour.' There is not many of us, right? So each and every Canadian is very special.
My skating brought me to a level of being well known in Canada, but I've grown up having trained in the U.S. I haven't lost my roots in Canada thanks to the little rpminders again when I come home: People thanking me for what I do and for representing Canada in the world stage.
If you look at all the sports in China, the government is extremely involved and they are extremely proud of their athlete.
I'm slowly feeling more Chinese and feel I should be more proud of being Chinese and appreciate where I've come from.
Even though I'm very Westernized as an individual and very Canadian, I guess I've lost some of my Chinese culture.
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.
I'm not a big traveller.
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.
My parents are very good parents and have already said that they will look after me until the end of my skating career.
Injuries are a huge thing for skating. I think skating is a very unnatural sport for the body, very tough on the joints.
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.
I love figure skating and what I am able to express creatively. I want to leave a legacy in the sport.
I'm competing against men who are doing five quads between the short program and the long program, and I'm at three between the two programs. Who would ever imagine that three wasn't enough for some people?
