Love your sport. Never do it to please someone else; it has to be yours. That is all that will justify the hard work. Compete against yourself, not others, for that is who is truly your best competition.

Love your sport. Never do it to please someone else; it has to be yours. That is all that will justify the hard work. Compete against yourself, not others, for that is who is truly your best competition.

I think exercise tests us in so many ways, our skills, our hearts, our ability to bounce back after setbacks. This is the inner beauty of sports and competition, and it can serve us all well as adult athletes.

In 1968, in the midst of the tumultuous 1960s, the Olympics were much more than just another event

The ultimate goal should be doing your best and enjoying it.

The first thing is to love your sport. Never do it to please someone else. It has to be yours.

Skating was the vessel into which I could pour my heart and soul