Yeah, I am a little bit, and I think it is a natural progression of the sport, of going upwards in technical ability and everything like that.

So the programs all start to all look the same. I watched one free skating competition, and I thought I was watching a short program. Everyone was doing exactly the same elements.

I have to consider my greatest accomplishments winning the Olympics because everything that Ive done after that is really because of the Olympics.

A really important part of competition is coming back, trying to do it better the second time than you did the first.

I love skating. I love the speed, the power, the excitement, the feeling that --- even for just a moment --- I can defy gravity and fly through the air. And I love the way that a great skating performance, like any work of art, can move an audience to laughter or tears.

Plus the public's attention span is so short right now, if a skater doesn't strike while the iron is hot... well it's not like people will forget you, but they just won't care anymore.

The Olympics are great for notoriety right off the bat, but your body of work is what people remember you for.