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

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.

To be the world's best, you have to beat the world's best.

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

I always had the sense that nothing was never good enough - striving for perfection. My mother and I had a sort of typical mother-daughter relationship.

I was a bratty little sister. I was the youngest of three, and I often felt as though I didn't fit in.

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.