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.

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

Too many times women try to be competitive with each other. We should help support each other, rather than try to be better than each other.

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

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.

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

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