My mother stopped working when she had my brother. She was a full time mom until I started getting heavily into ice skating lessons, and it got to the point where they really needed my mom to earn an income.

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

If you are a complete perfectionist, then the truth is that this ice skating business will drive you a little crazy!

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.

It's different today than it was then. In those days we were strictly amateurs. If I had wanted to stay in for the '80 Olympics, my parents couldn't have afforded it.

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 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.