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

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

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.

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 know this is maybe naive, but one day I hope there will be peace in the world. Maybe one day the flowers will come back.

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