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

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.

The desire to really compete again has been there for a long time.

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

I was an athlete. And I proved I didn't win just because I was pretty. I was good, too.

It's not like I didn't do anything for 10 years and chose a new profession. I've been on the ice a lot. I'm not an outsider.

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.