What was really funny is that as I got older all those guys who called me a sissy in junior high school wanted me to be their best friend because they wanted to meet all the girls that I knew in figure skating.

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

The high road is always respected. Honesty and integrity are always rewarded.

I started skating and I kind of liked it because I could run circles around the guys that wouldn't pick me to play baseball.

Without strength and courage it's really hard to perform at the highest levels of international figure skating, because you're alone on the ice and you only have seven minutes over two nights to prove yourself.

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

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.