Patrick Chan Sports Quotations

In skating or any amateur sport, as athletes we share something in common: the cost of training is quite a burden on our parents or on the athletes themselves trying to find a way to pay for their costs.

I'm extremely well recognized in Korea just because of what I do on the ice, and there is a lack of that in Canada because hockey is our sport and it will be for eternity.

There isn't quite a feeling you get from playing video games that you get when you're playing sports, which is like a sense of euphoria. You just get the satisfaction of doing something active and feeling good after.

Injuries are a huge thing for skating. I think skating is a very unnatural sport for the body, very tough on the joints.

I tried all kinds of sports when I was a kid, like soccer and tennis and golf, and, in fact, started skating to be able to play hockey.

If you look at all the sports in China, the government is extremely involved and they are extremely proud of their athlete.

I love figure skating and what I am able to express creatively. I want to leave a legacy in the sport.