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

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

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

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

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.

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

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