As an athlete, you choose your sport and are drawn into it but your passion should never be driven by fame and fortune but a desire to create something special that people will always remember.

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.

As an athlete, you choose your sport and are drawn into it but your passion should never be driven by fame and fortune but a desire to create something special that people will always remember.

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

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

Almost nothing is presented to you on a silver platter. You have to really work for it.

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