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Adam Rippon: \u2018I Don\u2019t Want My Olympic Experience to Be About Mike Pence\u2019 \u2013 WATCH<\/b>
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U.S. Olympic figure skater Adam Rippon answered questions on a wide range of topics at a press conference on Tuesday including being an openly gay<\/a> athlete, his inspirations, the Mike Pence controversy, and being a role model.<\/p>\n

Watch the full interview above. Here are a few of his sound bites:<\/p>\n

\u201cThe most important thing is that you\u2019re enjoying what you\u2019re doing. That you have a passion. That life really isn\u2019t worth living if you don\u2019t have passion. I have a passion for what I do.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI might come off as cocky, but I\u2019ve been through a lot in my life. And I\u2019ve used my sense of humor as a coping tool. It\u2019s gotten me through a lot of challenging times and if I didn\u2019t have a sense of humor I wouldn\u2019t be where I am now.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cBeing here at the Olympics it does give me a louder voice. And I\u2019ve got a big mouth and a loud voice. But it has given men<\/a> a platform. I think it\u2019s so important that I use this platform to my advantage. I think that me using my voice has given my skating a greater purpose. I\u2019ve gotten so many messages from young kids all over the country that my story has resonated with them and it\u2019s incredibly powerful\u2026In the past week I\u2019ve heard a lot of people like, \u2018whoa, Adam Rippon should tone it down.\u2019 I can\u2019t tone it down. I\u2019m being me. And I\u2019m being myself. And I\u2019d be doing myself an injustice, and I\u2019d be doing an injustice to those kids who don\u2019t feel like they\u2019re comfortable to be themselves.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI talked to you about how I felt before the Games. And you know, it\u2019s brought a lot of attention and questions to my other teammates. I don\u2019t want to distract from their Olympic experience and I don\u2019t want my Olympic experience to be about Mike Pence.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

And here\u2019s Rippon\u2019s performance if you missed it:<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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