Male figure skating is different than female figure skating; we're not America's sweetheart.

I don't think most teachers realize how much impact they have.

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

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.

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

That's what makes the Ryder Cup in golf so much better than the Masters or the U.S. Open. To be a part of something that is not about personal achievement, but about representing everyone and sharing it with the whole country, it's wonderful.

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