I showed myself a lesser version of myself that night, and I’m glad I learned from it.

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

I am often criticized for spending too much time off the ice, but if you were in my shoes, you'd see how necessary it is.

No mother wants to hear her son say he's gay. Those two words rip the picture of a daughter-in-law and grandchildren into pieces. I felt sorry for my mom and wanted her to know everything was going to be all right. But then she said, 'I don't really care, Johnny, as long as I know that you are going to be happy.'

I feel like at the Olympics I gave the best performance of my life and I wasn't rewarded for that as an athlete. Yes, my fans and my mom were happy about it, but I didn't win that gold medal.

It's easier for me to go to Russia and train with top coaches and choreographers there than go to Colorado Springs and train with 14 of my competitors.

Every little boy should be so lucky as to turn into me.