I've got this thing with skating and school - to see how much I can accomplish.

Probably the '86 nationals. That was my first real national title and first real statement I ever made in figure skating, and my life changed after I returned.

My advice is that going to the Olympics and winning a gold medal are great goals, but the real goal should be to be the best that you can be.

I am not really sure how I got interested in medicine.

Being an Olympian, I always have this strong belief in excellence.

What makes you really come together under pressure is determination and focus and toughness.

My mother introduced me to many different things, and figure skating was one of them. I just thought that it was magical having to glide across the ice.