9 Quotes by Aaron Parchem

We're going to skate our best and represent our country the best we can. We're going to the opening ceremonies. We're going for the full experience because this is a once-in-a-lifetime deal for us.

Second is awesome. The last thing we want to think is how many points do we need to make the Olympic team?

Four years ago, I didn't realize fully what I was getting myself into. It was all new to me, so after the competition I wasn't depressed about not going to the Olympics. It actually in a lot of ways feels just like this is my first time where I knew what the stakes were going in.

Our mind-set and preparation have changed so much over the season. We are two totally different people than we were in October. Now we get to do some fun things like shows and seminars.

We've trained and trained and trained, preparing for this opportunity to do something special. But never in a million years did I think I was going to be sitting up here in this situation. It's just an unbelievable feeling.

We're there for the total experience -- and the Opening Ceremonies is definitely a big part of that.

That's just how it works in our sport. The quicker you accept that, the easier life will be.

You train and you train for this opportunity to do something special. It's an unbelievable feeling.

You train and train and train for this opportunity. But never in a million years did I think I'd be up here.