I didn’t lose the gold. I won the silver.

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"You see figure skaters fall all the time. It's the way you pick yourself back up and keep going."

- Michelle Kwan

Resilience

"I skated, fell down and learned to pick myself up in front of millions."

- Michelle Kwan

Resilience

"I tell aspiring young skaters to dream big, work hard, have fun, and follow their passion. It's simple to say never give up, but learn from your mistakes to keep growing."

- Michelle Kwan

Persistence

"I didn't lose the gold. I won the silver."

- Michelle Kwan

Optimism

"The biggest lessons I learned were probably the times where I had the biggest setbacks and the biggest challenges - when I had the biggest jumps forward and lessons learned."

- Michelle Kwan

Learning from Mistakes

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"Don’t let yesterday take up too much of today."

- Will Rogers

Reflection

"Life is like a sewer … what you get out of it depends on what you put into it."

- Tom Lehrer

Reflection

"I’d rather regret the things I’ve done than regret the things I haven’t done."

- Lucille Ball

Reflection

"Nothing ever goes away until it teaches us what we need to know."

- Pema Chodron

Reflection

"Happy Tuesday! It is a good day to reflect on the week so far and spread happiness."

Reflection