I didn't want to be the sissy figure skater, you know.
The high road is always respected. Honesty and integrity are always rewarded.
Refined indifference is a sports psychology precept: train like there's no tomorrow and then accept whatever happens. Once you step on the field realize that whatever is meant to be is meant to be.
I was more interested in skating and the girls and traveling than I was in calculus.
Rationality is not one of this industry's attributes.
Most other competitions are individual achievements, but the Olympic Games is something that belongs to everybody.