I'm the sort of person who needs a big mountain in front of me to climb.

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.

Figure skating is a mixture of art and sport.

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

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

I never really like to skate in an empty ice rink; I always need the attention of an audience.

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