I had a ninth grade teacher who told me I was much smarter and much better than I was allowing myself to be.

Always try to maintain complete tolerance and always make an effort to give people more then they expect.

The Olympics in '80 was phenomenal. It was my favorite memory of all competitive events, because it was brand new and it was exciting.

But I never really thought that I would be extraordinarily successful at skating, it's just something that happened, you know.

I'm very accessible. I don't get into this ego thing.

Each movement is only learned after you've perfected the one before it.

I was more interested in skating and the girls and traveling than I was in calculus.