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The towels were so thick there I could hardly close my suitcase.

I had to tell people I was not born with a scarf because I came out Iran. People think you came out of your mother with a scarf; they can't imagine that the scarf is not stuck to your head.

I was always a neat kid. I never wanted my hands dirty. I wasn't a dirty kid. A lot of kids like to run around. If I was rolling around the dirt, I went home and took a shower. That's just the way I was. I'm not sure. I might have been born with it.

My head is perfectly clean inside.

For some reason, I was born without a sense of embarrassment or shame.

I am very superstitious. I trod on a wet towel before winning the Junior World Championships, and now I have to do that every time.

I wasn't born with a golden spoon in my mouth. It was a really tough life.