Vincent Zhou

And the competition came and I don't know how, but I skated two clean programs with two quadruples and just everything that I had set out to do that didn't even seem possible just two weeks earlier and came away with a medal and a result that... I would not have thought possible even a couple of days before that was named to the world team.

And yeah, even though that was probably one of, ironically, that was, that was one of my lowest podium finishes at a senior competition yet in the U S yet it felt one of my biggest wins. And at the end of the day, that's what I took away from it. It was one of my biggest personal victories and,

And yeah, even though that was probably one of, ironically, that was, that was one of my lowest podium finishes at a senior competition yet in the U S yet it felt one of my biggest wins. And at the end of the day, that's what I took away from it. It was one of my biggest personal victories and,

And yeah, even though that was probably one of, ironically, that was, that was one of my lowest podium finishes at a senior competition yet in the U S yet it felt one of my biggest wins. And at the end of the day, that's what I took away from it. It was one of my biggest personal victories and,

Yeah. So when you talk about grit, that's grit, passion. Those are the most important things because when everything's going smoothly, you said earlier, Kirk, it's not always going to be a hockey stick. That's true. When things are going smoothly, it's going to feel like it's a hockey stick. If you zoom in the camera, sometimes it's going to look like a hockey stick.

Yeah. So when you talk about grit, that's grit, passion. Those are the most important things because when everything's going smoothly, you said earlier, Kirk, it's not always going to be a hockey stick. That's true. When things are going smoothly, it's going to feel like it's a hockey stick. If you zoom in the camera, sometimes it's going to look like a hockey stick.

Yeah. So when you talk about grit, that's grit, passion. Those are the most important things because when everything's going smoothly, you said earlier, Kirk, it's not always going to be a hockey stick. That's true. When things are going smoothly, it's going to feel like it's a hockey stick. If you zoom in the camera, sometimes it's going to look like a hockey stick.

When it's easy, like when everything's going smoothly, it's easy to be great. It's easy to be passionate. It's easy to have grit.

When it's easy, like when everything's going smoothly, it's easy to be great. It's easy to be passionate. It's easy to have grit.

When it's easy, like when everything's going smoothly, it's easy to be great. It's easy to be passionate. It's easy to have grit.

But the moment adversity arrives, the moment some variable changes, the moment an injury comes knocking at your door, the moment some factor out of your control changes and you got to deal with it, what happens that the rough patches are what grit and passion get you through because somebody without grit and passion, they'll just turn around and head home.

But the moment adversity arrives, the moment some variable changes, the moment an injury comes knocking at your door, the moment some factor out of your control changes and you got to deal with it, what happens that the rough patches are what grit and passion get you through because somebody without grit and passion, they'll just turn around and head home.

But the moment adversity arrives, the moment some variable changes, the moment an injury comes knocking at your door, the moment some factor out of your control changes and you got to deal with it, what happens that the rough patches are what grit and passion get you through because somebody without grit and passion, they'll just turn around and head home.

So that's why it's almost a backhanded compliment when people say you're so talented because that implies that you just had it all and you never had to deal with the rough patches. That's so not true.

So that's why it's almost a backhanded compliment when people say you're so talented because that implies that you just had it all and you never had to deal with the rough patches. That's so not true.

So that's why it's almost a backhanded compliment when people say you're so talented because that implies that you just had it all and you never had to deal with the rough patches. That's so not true.

So just want to reemphasize, I cannot overemphasize the importance of grit and passion because when things aren't looking up, when it's looking unlikely that you're going to achieve your goal or make the next target, that's what's going to get you through. And you're going to look back and... be so grateful that you did keep your head down and keep going.

So just want to reemphasize, I cannot overemphasize the importance of grit and passion because when things aren't looking up, when it's looking unlikely that you're going to achieve your goal or make the next target, that's what's going to get you through. And you're going to look back and... be so grateful that you did keep your head down and keep going.

So just want to reemphasize, I cannot overemphasize the importance of grit and passion because when things aren't looking up, when it's looking unlikely that you're going to achieve your goal or make the next target, that's what's going to get you through. And you're going to look back and... be so grateful that you did keep your head down and keep going.

So that's what makes all the difference at the end of the day. Well said.