I worked as hard as I could. I was always the first one on the ice, and the last one off.

If I'm on skates, I feel at home no matter what I'm doing. If they wanted me to sing and dance I think I could do it just becauseI was on skates. When I'm not on skates, though, I feel very strange.

My parents didn't have a lot of money, but we never knew that. They really did the best they could.

You see the fairy tale - four minutes of glory at the Olympics. I thought my life would be cake after that.

My coach was a great politician, so he did most of the work. He was good.

In my teen years leading up to the Olympics, I loved having the excuse to skip out on parties because of skating. Partying wasnt my thing anyway. Mostly I hung out with other skaters. We were all buddies, so its not like I missed out on socializing. I was really enjoying myself.

Every time you go out on the ice, there are slight flaws. You can always think of something you should have done better. These are the things you must work on.