Skating was something I really wanted to do; my parents knew nothing about it. They said they'd support me as long as I was trying my hardest and enjoying it.

There are two or three performances in your life that are absolutely on, where all the planets are lined up for you and you feel you're invincible.

Childhood reading is so important.

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

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

With 30,000 deaths and 200,000 hospitalizations from the seasonal flu, those numbers are certainly higher than what we've seen of the swine flu. Protecting yourself from both viruses is very important.

As a teenager especially, I just wanted to do my thing and not be noticed.