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

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

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 hope that I can maintain my skating as long as possible.

Every man prefers to look at a well-shaped woman instead of a rubber ball.

I learned not to depend on other people. I needed support, but it's you who has to go out and deliver.

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