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At school I fought sometimes. Kids were saying that figure skating is sport for the girls. Then I had to prove them wrong.
I know this is maybe naive, but one day I hope there will be peace in the world. Maybe one day the flowers will come back.
I want all the gold that there is out there — everything that exists in figure skating. In all events, in all competitions.
I give myself a cheat day where I annihilate my diet. I'm an all-American girl, so I go for a burger and fries and a shake.
When a skater steps on the ice to compete, the nerves, the tension, and sheer suspense of that moment make for great drama.
When it comes down to competition, its not always about the best skater, its about who skates the best in that competition.
If you look at all the sports in China, the government is extremely involved and they are extremely proud of their athlete.
I want to do some skating and then go to law school in three years. I'm enjoying it and I'm going to see where it takes me.
I’ve held onto Ugg boots. I will never graduate to Crocs, but Ugg boots are always and forever. That’s my fashion stepchild.
It's not like I didn't do anything for 10 years and chose a new profession. I've been on the ice a lot. I'm not an outsider.
Because I'm pushing my body so hard already, the last thing I want to do is have music that's really too strong, in my head.
It wasn't always easy getting up at 5 o'clock in the morning to go to the rink. Sometimes I wanted to just go back to sleep.
I started skating and I kind of liked it because I could run circles around the guys that wouldn't pick me to play baseball.
When you turn professional, you become an entertainer, and like every other entertainer, you don't want to get a bad review.
I love working out and when I'm home. I love the feeling of walking out of a class. That's just an addictive feeling for me.
When it comes down to competition, it's not always about the best skater, it's about who skates the best in that competition.
In skating there's always another jump or another spin variation or another thing to learn, and that's what I liked about it.
Korean audiences are amazing. The fans scream so loud, and that really surprises skaters when they first perform in my shows.
The one who wins all the time is great and powerful, but the one who had been trampled on and fallen is who I admire the most
I live in California, so I do stand-up paddle board, which is a killer workout. I also run, about four miles every three days.
Adversity, and perseverance and all these things can shape you. They can give you a value and a self-esteem that is priceless.
But I never really thought that I would be extraordinarily successful at skating, it's just something that happened, you know.
I love 'The Vampire Diaries!' I can't help it - it's such a teeny-bopper show, but I think I just like it to stare at the guys.
Finding someone to share your life with is one of the most important things a human can do and was preached to me by my mother.
Winning in women's singles felt surreal. I felt that everything I had done - the hard work, the tough times - was all worth it.
I got a call this morning, and it was from Nancy Kerrigan, wishing me luck. She wished me luck and sent me all her good wishes.
You can always say, 'I wish I had landed that triple flip better, or I wish I didn't fall.' They're not regrets, just mistakes.
This is another kind of competition, but I'm being coached by an excellent team, and I've got a real strong competitive spirit.
Viktor Petrenko and I met at a competition, where I beat him completely accidentally. I felt so embarrassed in front of my idol.
When I go to competitions, I don't have so much confidence that I don't worry or get nervous about the other skaters doing well.
If I ever got in the way of Kurt Browning or Elvis Stojko, and they got mad and yelled at me, I'd be, 'Oh my God! I'm so sorry!'
Building a better life for every child is a lot harder than becoming a world champion. Both goals take dedication and commitment.
If I give up my career as a skater simply because I fear I won't show my best performance, I would be really sorry later in life.
Quads are very exciting to watch, but they're so quick, and they're very short moments in the program... I don't really enjoy it.
Getting through a workout is just very fulfilling. That 'Ah, I didn't want to do it but I did it and now I feel 10 times better.'
I'm not a fighter. If there's something going on that I really feel strongly about, I'll certainly stand up but I pick my battles.
As an athlete, I hope we can remain focused on the Olympic spirit which celebrates achievement in sport by peoples of all nations.
First and foremost I am an American athlete and I am proud to live in a country that encourages diversity, openness and tolerance.
The goal for me is the Olympics. It's Sochi and doing my best there. And, you know, my best has the potential to be on the podium.
Figure skating is theatrical. It's artistic. It's elegant. It's extremely athletic. And there's a very specific audience for that.
Even when I'm winning, hands-down the best, it's a struggle. I'm thinking, 'Oh, God! Just get me through this.' It's like surgery.
We are each an army of one. March forward with your army, never let go of your future and never listen to idiots who tell you ‘no.’
I relate really well to individuals who have a career and explore other adventures outside of skating. That, to me, is fascinating.
Katarina Witt. She was the ultimate competitor. She would just stare down people before competition. She was relentless on the ice.
I'm not a fighter. If there's something going on that I really feel strongly about, I'll certainly stand up but I pick my battles...
If you don't know a lot about figure skating, it's easy to fall in love with ice dancing because it's so romantic and so theatrical.
I started the class late. The teacher said I would have to learn as much in half a year that the others learned in a year. I did it.
Despite the usual idea of a figure skater, I have no rhythm when it comes to even walking off the ice. I fall off curbs all the time.
When you reach a certain level, you live in a bubble when all you think, dream and breathe is becoming the best athlete in the world.
During my early skating years, there were not many ice rinks in Korea, and even the few rinks that existed, most of them were public.