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.

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

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

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.

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

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