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The first time I ever sang in front of a crowd of people was, like, 10,000 people in Japan at a skating exhibition. Adam Rippon, athlete
What does this quote by Adam Rippon mean?
The quote means that Adam Rippon's first experience of singing in front of a large audience was in Japan, where he performed at a skating exhibition in front of around 10,000 people.
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Sometimes I'll be listening to NPR at the gym, and I'll hear them say, 'Oh, Donald Trump did this today.' And I'm like, 'What?' All of a sudden, I have more energy than if I drank an espresso. Adam Rippon, athlete
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I can see my competitors sweating, and I am cool as a cucumber. Adam Rippon, athlete
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I've been skating since I was 10 years old. Adam Rippon, athlete
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I am usually wearing some sort of see-through when I am competing. Adam Rippon, athlete
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Given this platform of being an Olympic athlete, I think it's really important that we stand up for what we believe in, and we speak out against things that we think are wrong and injust. Adam Rippon, athlete
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I enjoyed playing the other sports. I just sucked at them. Adam Rippon, athlete
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Being gay is not something that defines me. What defines me is what my mom always taught me: to treat everyone with respect, to always be a hard worker, and to be kind. Adam Rippon, athlete
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I've used my sense of humor as a coping tool. It's gotten me through a lot of challenging times. Adam Rippon, athlete
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Those are the moments athletes live for - we live for those exhilarating, breathless, take-your-breath-away, you're-on-the-seat-of-your-chair moments. Adam Rippon, athlete
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I always said that if I had the platform and the opportunity to share my story and make it easier for others, I would - so that, in a way, I can be the role model that I was looking for as a kid. Adam Rippon, athlete
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When I am home in L.A., I love to stop by a yoga class or Soul Cycle session. There is nothing like doing some cycling in the dark to club music and candle light. Adam Rippon, athlete
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When I was young, to have had somebody out there to look up to... it would have made a world of difference; it would have changed my life. Adam Rippon, athlete
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Honestly, it's really fun to be yourself. It's really fun to be me. Adam Rippon, athlete
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As an audience member, I like to watch what they're doing, and that's one of the reasons I love skating: because it's a performance, and I love to perform. That's my favorite aspect of skating. Adam Rippon, athlete
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I've been given this amazing platform as an Olympic athlete, and there are so many people out there who don't feel like their voice is being heard. I feel it's my responsibility to speak out on issues that are important. Adam Rippon, athlete
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I know I am delusional at times, but I'm not completely-out-of-touch delusional. Adam Rippon, athlete
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Sometimes I just get attention, and I really don't know how it happens. Adam Rippon, athlete
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Being gay has never been a big deal to me, which is why it's a little funny to be getting all this attention about it. Adam Rippon, athlete
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First and foremost, I'm an athlete. And I'm an Olympian. I'm not a gay Olympian. I'm just an Olympian that's also gay. I don't mind reading that - like, 'gay Olympian Adam Rippon.' It's fine. I hope that, in a way, it makes it easier for other young kids who are gay. If they go to the Olympics, they can just be called Olympians. Adam Rippon, athlete
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Athletes are given a really special platform. It's our duty, as athletes, to be role models. Adam Rippon, athlete
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Sometimes I might meet people, and they might just not like me, not want to get to know me. And that's OK. They're boring as hell anyway. Adam Rippon, athlete
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I really brought that with me: that people think gay people are disgusting... I remember thinking, 'Okay, I might be gay. But I won't tell anybody. Nobody will ever know.' Adam Rippon, athlete
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I love to have my own story, my own path, and forge ahead because my career isn't going to be like anyone else's. Adam Rippon, athlete
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I realize now that it's important that I share my story... Also, it'll be easy for me to do an interview, to interact with people. Adam Rippon, athlete
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When you're not hiding anything, it's just very easy to be yourself - shockingly. Adam Rippon, athlete
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It's my world, and the rest of us are living in it. Adam Rippon, athlete
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You have a personality like mine, it's for everybody... It's not just for some group of people. Adam Rippon, athlete
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If I forgot to put something on, and I have to wear a trash bag, I'm just like, 'I'm gonna rock a trash bag today.' Adam Rippon, athlete
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It's totally crazy! I can't believe all the young kids doing it in competition now. It's pretty unbelievable to have an element variation named after me. Adam Rippon, athlete
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There are so many emotions when I step on the ice. Adam Rippon, athlete
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I remember my mom let me stay up late and watch Tara Lipinski and Michelle Kwan compete in the 1998 Olympic Games. I made paper medals and wore them the whole night. I didn't start skating until 2000, but I was so inspired by their skating that it was why I wanted to start. Adam Rippon, athlete
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It bothers me so much that people have gone out of their way to make trans people feel less than. Adam Rippon, athlete
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I've never made a meal that I wasn't able to eat, but it that doesn't mean anyone else would ever eat it, haha! Adam Rippon, athlete
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I'm like a witch! You can't kill me! Adam Rippon, athlete
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I would say that I'm a hot mess all the time. Adam Rippon, athlete
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I came out seven times in one weekend. I have a flair for the dramatic. Adam Rippon, athlete
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I'm just one of those people that, if there's a problem, I want to work through it. Push through it and do everything I can. Anything. Adam Rippon, athlete
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Sometimes when you're not confident in yourself, to see someone who doesn't care - and I don't care anymore. I really don't care - it gives you that confidence. Adam Rippon, athlete
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I always loved music, to dance, and to be really active. When I started skating, it was the first time all of these things came together. It felt like magic, and I always wanted to be at the rink. Adam Rippon, athlete
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I think that in figure skating, and in sports in general, that when you're young, it's considered a huge advantage because you're fearless, and you also don't have bad past experiences. But with age comes experience, and I have found that my experience is a huge advantage to me as a competitor. Adam Rippon, athlete
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My earliest memory of the Olympics was watching the 1996 Games in Atlanta. I remember everyone being so excited to watch. Seeing the American athletes on the podium, I saw myself. I knew that that was what I wanted to do. I wanted to be one of those athletes on the podium representing their country and bringing home medals. Adam Rippon, athlete
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I'm representing my country whether they like me or not. Adam Rippon, athlete
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I'm not like a gay icon or America's gay sweetheart. I'm just America's sweetheart, and I'm just an icon. Adam Rippon, athlete
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I don't follow the rules! Adam Rippon, athlete
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Mike Pence doesn't stand for anything that I really believe in. Adam Rippon, athlete
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Nobody loves me as much as I love me, so I guess I'll just be my own valentine. Adam Rippon, athlete
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When I found skating, it was something that was individual, and it was something that I could focus on being my best. And I loved the whole practice, and I also loved performing. It was probably the first time I felt really good about myself and that I was good at something, because I always liked being athletic. Adam Rippon, athlete
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I think it's so important for somebody like me to stand up for the things I believe in and speak up on things I don't think are right. Adam Rippon, athlete
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I think I had a stress fracture before I broke my foot, and I think that was absolutely because I was not getting enough nutrients. Adam Rippon, athlete
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My mom has always taught me to stand up for people who don't have a voice. Adam Rippon, athlete
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1988 Olympic Champion Brian Boitano was famous for doing a Lutz with one arm over his head. And I wanted to build on that. Adam Rippon, athlete
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I usually finish things in the last second. But I think, as I've gotten older, I don't worry about it, and I just rock it. Adam Rippon, athlete
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I would absolutely not go out of my way to meet somebody who I felt has gone out of their way to not only show that they aren't a friend of a gay person but that they think that they're sick. Adam Rippon, athlete
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I'm confident in who I and what I'm doing. Adam Rippon, athlete
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I've gotten a lot of attention, I think, just for being myself. I think that a lot of people, when they come to a competition, are afraid to be themselves no matter who they are. Adam Rippon, athlete
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I don't think he has a real concept of reality. To stand by some of the things that Donald Trump has said and for Mike Pence to say he's a devout Christian man is completely contradictory. Adam Rippon, athlete
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I don't want my Olympic experience to be about Mike Pence. You know, I want it to be about my amazing skating and being America's sweetheart. Adam Rippon, athlete
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As soon as I broke my foot, I remember thinking that I'm going to make this the best thing that's ever happened to me. Adam Rippon, athlete
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What makes America great is that we're all so different. Adam Rippon, athlete
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All the sacrifices my mom and family had made had been worth it. Adam Rippon, athlete
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For such a long time in my life, I didn't trust my own voice at all. I always tried to do what other people wanted. Adam Rippon, athlete
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Haters are fans in denial. Adam Rippon, athlete
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I'm proud of a lot of things I've said on Twitter. Adam Rippon, athlete
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I love being on Twitter and interacting with different people. Also, I very dangerously love to go shopping online! Adam Rippon, athlete
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I want to inspire other young kids, no matter what their background is or where they're from or anything like that, that they can go out there and, if you work hard, you can do anything. Adam Rippon, athlete
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I remember when I told my mom that I wanted to come out, and my mom was a little hesitant. She was saying, 'Are you sure? Do you think that might affect your scores?' or, 'Is it something that you think that you need to do?' And I told her, 'I don't care. It's important to me.' Adam Rippon, athlete
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I know that I can do myself better than anybody else can. Adam Rippon, athlete
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I can't explain witchcraft. Adam Rippon, athlete
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There's no such thing as a wardrobe malfunction - only a wardrobe opportunity. Adam Rippon, athlete
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I looked around and saw my competitors: they're all doing these quads, and at the same time, they're a head shorter than me, they're 10 years younger than me, and they're the size of one of my legs. Adam Rippon, athlete
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I know what it's like to be young and to feel like you don't belong. Adam Rippon, athlete
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I'm able to go out there, and I'm really able to be, like, unabashedly myself. And I want somebody who's young, who's struggling, who's not sure if it's OK if they are themselves to know that it's OK. Adam Rippon, athlete
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If you ever have the option, come to the Olympics. It's, like, a fun time. Adam Rippon, athlete
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I personally don't have anything to say to Mike Pence. I'm very lucky because legislation that he's pushed hasn't affected my life at all. I spoke out because there are people out there whose lives have been affected by change that he's tried to make. Adam Rippon, athlete
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I've always spoken my mind and from the heart. Adam Rippon, athlete
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As a self-proclaimed cooking disaster, I try to makes things that I think I can easily master. Adam Rippon, athlete
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I love being active. Adam Rippon, athlete
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I think what you think of as the American people embracing - I don't think, on paper, I embody anything of that perceived persona. I think that's what people are latching on to, that I'm different. Adam Rippon, athlete
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I remember seeing people who I thought were so confident and exuberant. I remember being young and watching Oprah and being like, 'Damn. That lady is so confident. She can talk to anybody.' Adam Rippon, athlete
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It's 2018, and being an openly gay man and an athlete, that is part of the face of America now. Adam Rippon, athlete
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I can't tone it down. I'm being me and being myself. Adam Rippon, athlete
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I don't find it distracting to be me. Adam Rippon, athlete
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They usually say that after the Olympic Games, somebody's life changes forever, and a lot of times, it's the gold medalist. But I have a feeling that my life has changed forever. Adam Rippon, athlete
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It might come off as cocky, but I've been through a lot in my life. Adam Rippon, athlete
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I think I've shown the world I'm a fierce competitor, yes. But I've also shown them that I'm a fierce human being. Adam Rippon, athlete
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It takes a lot of effort to look this mediocre. Adam Rippon, athlete
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I am from Scranton, PA. Adam Rippon, athlete
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Growing up, I really didn't have a lot of role models. Adam Rippon, athlete
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I want to represent my country to the best of my abilities. I want to make Reese Witherspoon proud. Adam Rippon, athlete
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I'm really go-with-the-flow, but I take things really seriously. At the same time, when things don't go my way, I don't ever freak out. Why? Why freak out? Adam Rippon, athlete
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Representing the U.S.A. is one of the greatest honors of my life, and being able to do it as my authentic self makes it all so much sweeter. Adam Rippon, athlete
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I've gotten so many messages I could even get emotional thinking about it, but I've gotten so many messages from young kids all over the country that my story's resonated with them. Adam Rippon, athlete
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I was living in my coach's basement. Adam Rippon, athlete
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Chris Martin has this voice that resonates through a whole arena. Adam Rippon, athlete
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As an athlete, I know that I'm such a perfectionist that I'll want to go out and keep working on something over and over until it's perfect. Part of growing up is learning to take a step back. Adam Rippon, athlete
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I feel so honored that I've had the opportunity to share my story with so many people. Adam Rippon, athlete
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My mom always taught me to stand up for what I believe in. Adam Rippon, athlete
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I can't tone it down. I'm being me, and I'm being myself, and I'd be doing myself an injustice, and I'd be doing an injustice to those kids who don't feel like they're comfortable to be themselves. Adam Rippon, athlete
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