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

There were no competitions on television. The first skating competition I ever remember seeing on television was the 1968 Olympics when Peggy Fleming won.

I hated to read. My mother could not get me to read. I’m going through the same thing with my daughter now. I love to read now, but I don’t remember reading.

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

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

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

Our family life, before figure skating turned it upside down, seemed normal. Our town of Riverside, Connecticut, was part of Greenwich, and we had the advantage of their wonderful community, with great beaches and beautiful parks.