It wasn't always easy getting up at 5 o'clock in the morning to go to the rink. Sometimes I wanted to just go back to sleep.

And I love what I do and I love skating.

I worked also, doing things such as our paper route and, later on, waitressing.

It was always fun to skate with Paul Wylie and Paul Martini.

Part of being a champ is acting like a champ. You have to learn how to win and not run away when you lose.

I get to see the different sides of skating now which involves not only competing, but entertainment.

I think it's a lot harder for the pros to have a long career in ice dance and in pairs. It seems the singles have a little bit of a longer career.