Money was never the motivation. It never should be in sports.

Sometimes, success almost haunts you. You want to be the best at everything you do and know you have to work hard.

It's hard work to make a four-minute program look effortless and elegant.

Skating taught me to set a goal and to block out other things and just focus on this one thing.

I know this is maybe naive, but one day I hope there will be peace in the world. Maybe one day the flowers will come back.

Figure skating is a mixture of art and sport.

When youre young, you dont think very far ahead. You just think in terms of the next day, the next week, the next competition. You dont think about injuries that could threaten your long-term health.