It's not like I didn't do anything for 10 years and chose a new profession. I've been on the ice a lot. I'm not an outsider.

I never had a serious injury that kept me out of a big competition. Now everyone has injuries - to their feet or their knees or their backs.

I can't say, 'It doesn't matter if you win or lose.' It's not true. You go in to win.

When I go out on the ice, I just think about my skating. I forget it is a competition.

I was an athlete. And I proved I didn't win just because I was pretty. I was good, too.

Figure skating is a mixture of art and sport.

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