I'm kind of a homebody. My husband says I like to just stay home and do nothing, but that's just how I am.

Figure skaters have awful perceptions of hockey players.

Before turning pro, I would never have just left my skates sitting in the locker room unattended.

One of my mottos not only just in skating but in life in general and I try to enforce it as well, is like no regrets and just like going for it.

In terms of my career, having the gold definitely changed my life. The Olympics are different, you know? They're every four years and it's such a small group.

Searching for funds to continue my skating career when I was 17, I called the Women's Sports Foundation in New York. The intern who answered the phone suggested that I might be a great candidate for the Travel and Training fund, and she sent me an application form. I applied for a grant. With the funds I was awarded, I bought a new pair of skates and a plane ticket to the 1988 National Championships, where I achieved my highest national finish. Four years later, I won the gold medal at the 1992 Olympic Games.

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.