“Skating takes up 70 percent of my time, school about 25 percent. Having fun and talking to my friends, 5 percent. It's hard. I envy other kids a lot of things, but I get a guilt trip when I'm not training.”

Michelle Kwan figure skater, Olympic Medalist, United States public diplomacy ambassador

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