I want to see sunrises in the mountains. You never get to see such things enough in a lifetime. I want to see more.

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

The feeling of losing oneself in somebody's arms, yet at the same time finding oneself there, is irreplaceable. Nothing compares to the intensity of that feeling.

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

When you reach a certain level, you live in a bubble when all you think, dream and breathe is becoming the best athlete in the world.

I was the very first athlete in East Germany allowed to go professional.

I want to see sunrises in the mountains. You never get to see such things enough in a lifetime. I want to see more.