I think I've gotten more attention after the Olympics than any other U.S. athlete, and it's really great that people are recognizing who I am and what I do. You look at Shaq and you see a basketball player. You look at Tiger Woods and you see a golfer. But people are responding to who I am.

Being in the public eye is part of what I do, and taking on a multitude of different projects - television, radio, fashion, writing or deep-sea diving - is a blessing. It is also how I pay my bills and fund my own skating, as I don't have a sponsor or financial help from my federation.

I have a whole fur closet. I'm not afraid of PETA.

I definitely don't think of myself as an actual male model. I'm far too short and my legs are far too muscular.

Nothing shocks me anymore. I've embraced men in thongs, I've embraced women with padded bras. I mean, I can embrace Larry King saying 'fierce.'

We are each an army of one. March forward with your army, never let go of your future and never listen to idiots who tell you ‘no.’

I've always wanted to make a music video with skating and different imagery, something very artistic.