I never wanted to feel I hadn't worked hard enough.

Now, I am thrilled to be a wife and mother, and I hope to be as good of a mother as my own mother, Carole.

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

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

I don't mind the sparkle - I think it's kind of a tradition in skating. I don't think the men really need sparkles, but for the women it's part of the glamour of our sport.

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.

Growing up as an athlete, I started skating very young. My parents didn't know anything about the sport, so they went with the flow. I had two great coaches who gave great advice and gave guidelines for my parents. My parents let the coaches dictate what was going on on the ice.