I burnt myself out of skating. I was ready to focus on being a mom.

I didn't want to skate for someone else or for certain marks.

An athlete gains so much knowledge by just participating in a sport. Focus, discipline, hard work, goal setting and, of course, the thrill of finally achieving your goals. These are all lessons in life.

My experience at the 1992 Winter Olympics was my fulfillment of dreaming the Impossible Dream.

Every day, someone realizes a dream. I believe dreams help light our darkness and give us the push we need to move across the rink of life.

Being an athlete, you know how to train and prepare your body for a performance and you're able to do it under pressure.

Training for the Olympics was a lifelong endeavor and took many years.