I just thought that it was magical having to glide across the ice.

My skating is a very emotional thing that comes from the heart, never doing it for the medal.

I got a bronze medal and I can't complain about that, the only African-American to get a medal in the Winter Olympics.

Figure skating was a pretty individual sport. I've grown up a lot since those days and enjoy being part of a team now. Being a doctor is about working with nurses, therapists, anesthesiologists, and I've learned more about team play being a doctor than when I was in sports.

It is great to be a part of the whole skating family, and it makes me feel ecstatic that my name will be among the greats of the sport.

I want people to know when I'm taking care of them I'll give it all that I've got.

What was most important to me at the Olympics was going out there and performing my best. When I messed up the first jump combination, which was my big move, it hit me that I messed up the program of my life.