Vincent Zhou
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They pass on this idea to their kids that we gave up everything to give you a chance at success in this new land. and got to make something out of that. Got to stay humble and work really hard and try to make something out of this life we gave you.
They pass on this idea to their kids that we gave up everything to give you a chance at success in this new land. and got to make something out of that. Got to stay humble and work really hard and try to make something out of this life we gave you.
They pass on this idea to their kids that we gave up everything to give you a chance at success in this new land. and got to make something out of that. Got to stay humble and work really hard and try to make something out of this life we gave you.
There's always been that element of sacrifice and respect for that sacrifice in the background, but at the same time, and at the same time, it's also true that figure skating demands a massive sacrifice and, uh,
There's always been that element of sacrifice and respect for that sacrifice in the background, but at the same time, and at the same time, it's also true that figure skating demands a massive sacrifice and, uh,
There's always been that element of sacrifice and respect for that sacrifice in the background, but at the same time, and at the same time, it's also true that figure skating demands a massive sacrifice and, uh,
when i was eight years old and i said my heart is with skating my mom quit her job she quit her career she was a software engineer in the bay area had multiple software patents very hard worker very good at what she did and she quit her career to support my skating the craziest thing to me is when it happens Like when she did it, I wasn't even good at skating yet.
when i was eight years old and i said my heart is with skating my mom quit her job she quit her career she was a software engineer in the bay area had multiple software patents very hard worker very good at what she did and she quit her career to support my skating the craziest thing to me is when it happens Like when she did it, I wasn't even good at skating yet.
when i was eight years old and i said my heart is with skating my mom quit her job she quit her career she was a software engineer in the bay area had multiple software patents very hard worker very good at what she did and she quit her career to support my skating the craziest thing to me is when it happens Like when she did it, I wasn't even good at skating yet.
All that was there for her to work off of was, I mentioned I had having that grit, that competitiveness. That was it. That was it. I had nothing to show for it yet. And my mom took that and always believed in me. She always believed in me. And there were many difficult moments together. Many times we very nearly gave up. Many times we did give up.
All that was there for her to work off of was, I mentioned I had having that grit, that competitiveness. That was it. That was it. I had nothing to show for it yet. And my mom took that and always believed in me. She always believed in me. And there were many difficult moments together. Many times we very nearly gave up. Many times we did give up.
All that was there for her to work off of was, I mentioned I had having that grit, that competitiveness. That was it. That was it. I had nothing to show for it yet. And my mom took that and always believed in me. She always believed in me. And there were many difficult moments together. Many times we very nearly gave up. Many times we did give up.
Many times where I saw that her belief began to waver. And it's just been a crazy journey, but it started with my mom believing in me. If she hadn't made that sacrifice to leave her career so that I could move away from home to train 400 miles away in an entirely new world, just to sacrifice everything for a sliver of a dream, I wouldn't be here talking to you today. It's insane.
Many times where I saw that her belief began to waver. And it's just been a crazy journey, but it started with my mom believing in me. If she hadn't made that sacrifice to leave her career so that I could move away from home to train 400 miles away in an entirely new world, just to sacrifice everything for a sliver of a dream, I wouldn't be here talking to you today. It's insane.
Many times where I saw that her belief began to waver. And it's just been a crazy journey, but it started with my mom believing in me. If she hadn't made that sacrifice to leave her career so that I could move away from home to train 400 miles away in an entirely new world, just to sacrifice everything for a sliver of a dream, I wouldn't be here talking to you today. It's insane.
It's devastating. Skating is a small world. Skating is a small world and those kids were the future. I've been on the ice with a few of them. I'm very close with some of their best friends, very close with some of their parents. After the news broke, I was reading up on them and I saw that some of them
It's devastating. Skating is a small world. Skating is a small world and those kids were the future. I've been on the ice with a few of them. I'm very close with some of their best friends, very close with some of their parents. After the news broke, I was reading up on them and I saw that some of them
It's devastating. Skating is a small world. Skating is a small world and those kids were the future. I've been on the ice with a few of them. I'm very close with some of their best friends, very close with some of their parents. After the news broke, I was reading up on them and I saw that some of them
I'm not trying to make this all about me by any means, but I saw that some of them followed me on social media and that completely broke my heart because I know what it's like to be in their shoes, to be young and ambitious, to look up to people, to dream of making the Olympic team, to dream of being like them one day. And in a moment, all of that is gone and there's nothing you can do about it.
I'm not trying to make this all about me by any means, but I saw that some of them followed me on social media and that completely broke my heart because I know what it's like to be in their shoes, to be young and ambitious, to look up to people, to dream of making the Olympic team, to dream of being like them one day. And in a moment, all of that is gone and there's nothing you can do about it.