Nathan Chen Quotes
Born: May 5, 1999
Nathan Chen, a modern oracle of clarity, distills the chaos of modern existence into profound, actionable wisdom. His philosophy centers on the transformative power of stillness, resilience, and intentional living, urging readers to find strength not in relentless striving, but in quiet self-awareness. Chen’s insights resonate deeply because they bridge the gap between ancient philosophical truths and the daily struggles of the human heart. He does not offer easy answers, but rather a steady compass for navigating uncertainty, making his words a refuge for those seeking purpose and peace in a noisy world.
Nathan Chen Quotes (60)
"It's crazy how fast time flies and how things progress."
— Nathan Chen"Never give up. There are always tough times, regardless of what you do in anything in life. Be able to push through those times and maintain your ultimate goal."
— Nathan Chen"I love skating. It's part of my life, and I never wanted to give it up."
— Nathan Chen"I can't decide the results, but I can still put my best foot forward and try the best I can."
— Nathan Chen"In terms of, like, interviews, I used to struggle a lot with interviews; I never knew what to say."
— Nathan Chen"There are always benefits and good things, bad things that come out of every performance."
— Nathan Chen"The Olympics have really motivated me, ever since I started skating as a little kid."
— Nathan Chen"I've been working on it a lot, trying to find the artistic balance, trying to find purpose in my movement combined with the jumps."
— Nathan Chen"It's like you get a high off the jumps, and you crave it, and you want to do it again and again and again."
— Nathan Chen"I never got to go to prom or homecoming or a lot of the typical teenage stuff. But, if you think about it, I've gotten to go and meet different people and travel all over the world."
— Nathan Chen"Like my parents taught me, never give up, and always love what you do."
— Nathan Chen"From a logistical standpoint, I learned about when to peak, when to push, when to recover throughout the season."
— Nathan Chen"It's been a dream of mine to be selected on the U.S. Olympic team as long as I can remember."
— Nathan Chen"I have a very close family. I have four older siblings: two brothers and two sisters."
— Nathan Chen"My family and parents were very influential in my skating career."
— Nathan Chen"I am a first-generation American of Chinese decent. My parents were both born and raised in China and moved to the U.S. in their 20s."
— Nathan Chen"My parents always enforce the idea of never giving up upon all of my siblings and me, and I think that's something that will stick with me my whole life."
— Nathan Chen"You have to have passion for what you do, or else it's difficult when the going gets tough."
— Nathan Chen"Regardless of what I do, no matter how good it is, it's never, in my mind, 'flawless.'"
— Nathan Chen"There's always things that I can improve on."
— Nathan Chen"Really, I'm just a normal kid."
— Nathan Chen"My Chinese name is Chen Wei. I can speak a tiny, tiny bit, just basically get around, but I understand it decently well."
— Nathan Chen"I tend to be a little bit more quiet and just to myself. I'm a little bit more introverted than extroverted."
— Nathan Chen"I want to be a full-package skater."
— Nathan Chen"I genuinely dislike sequins."
— Nathan Chen"I like biology a lot."
— Nathan Chen"I always carry my phone with me. I always have a computer on me."
— Nathan Chen"I really enjoy traveling to... I went to Spain. That was really cool. Japan was really cool. France was really cool."
— Nathan Chen"I want to do something in medicine, for sure. I don't know what, exactly, that entails, but something along those lines."
— Nathan Chen"My parents did not come to the U.S. with much; they had a lot of hardship."
— Nathan Chen