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I'm not a pretty princess, and I'm aware of that, so I like music that is really intense, really bold, and characters that in a way almost have a dark side and are kind of evil because, for me, that's when I feel my strongest and fiercest, when I'm not necessarily the good girl.

From Ashley Wagner

When I'm competing, I need to be strong.

From Ashley Wagner

To put on a performance, you have to be emotional. You can't be a zombie.

From Ashley Wagner

In this crazy, crazy world of figure skating, it is easy to focus on a name or a target. But when you are going after someone, it really only holds you back from what you are capable of yourself.

From Ashley Wagner

I'm so proud to be an Army brat, but it was not an easy life. Moving around so much, skating was that one constant thing I had to hold on to.

From Ashley Wagner

If I train well and stay focused, I'm confident I can deliver when the time comes.

From Ashley Wagner

You should not be defined by one bad performance.

From Ashley Wagner

I haven't mastered the art of sitting and smiling.

From Ashley Wagner

I give myself a cheat day where I annihilate my diet. I'm an all-American girl, so I go for a burger and fries and a shake.

From Ashley Wagner

Yu Na Kim, Mao Asada, Carolina Kostner - all these girls can do triple-triples in their sleep, and they have the skating skills and the spins and the rest of the technical jumps. So I have to have that as well if I want to be able to call myself 'competitive' against them. And when I say 'competitive,' I mean I want to win.

From Ashley Wagner

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