My parents never pressured me to skate. They always said I could quit if I wanted to. They only expected me to skate when they had already paid for the expensive lessons. But, otherwise they said I could do what I wanted to do.

And I love what I do and I love skating.

It was never about winning medals or being famous.

It is a process of finding the right music then planning a costume to fit that style of music.

People would ask me why I was doing what I was doing - but I always told them that I just loved to skate. There was no other explanation.

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

My hobbies are painting, crafts, and I like golfing.