I think I was born to be a figure skater, I think it was fate, and I thank God for letting it happen.

What worries me though, is that after all those victories people don't see me as a human being anymore. I am not a machine, I have a heart beating in my chest -not an engine, there's blood in my veins- not oil. I know pain and fatigue. I can lose but I will strive to win everything.

I just adore jumping. I do the rest as it is supposed to be done.

It doesn't matter what kind of result will be in the end. I already win for myself.

I try not to think about marks, the first place or gold medal. The most important thing is to show what you are capable of on ice. The rest will come on its own.

It's everything for me. Without figure skating, I am nothing.

If the Olympic champion doesn't know how to jump quad, I don't know. Now it's not figure skating. Now it's dancing.