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

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

I wouldn't say that there's ever been an Olympic champion that didn't deserve to win an Olympic Gold Medal.

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

I think I dreamed about competing at the Olympics, maybe hoping to win a gold medal. Not that I ever thought that I would, but I dreamed about it.

I was passionate. I found something that I loved. I could be all alone in a big old skating rink and nobody could get near me and I didn't have to talk to anybody because of my shyness. It was great. I was in my fantasy world.

I wanted to learn how to skate backwards and they wouldn't help me and they went off and left me on my own.