Fame is a very confusing thing, because you are recognized by a lot of people that you've never seen before, and they're at a great advantage.

And so figure skating was a great vehicle for me to kind of be competitive at something, without having to be big.

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

I just try to touch people's hearts in a way through skating, so they're not just witnessing a performance, they're feeling a performance and they're a part of it.

When you turn professional, you become an entertainer, and like every other entertainer, you don't want to get a bad review.

Most other competitions are individual achievements, but the Olympic Games is something that belongs to everybody.

So as an amateur Olympic competitor I loved criticism, because it made me better. But now as a professional I don't really know how to channel it or where to take it, so I don't take it quite as well.