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

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

When you're expected to win and you have the press saying that you are going to win the Olympic gold medal, and you're the only sure thing in the Olympics, it can undermine your confidence.

A bad attitude is the only true handicap.

And the fact that I liked to show off and be the center of attention really lends itself to figure skating very well.

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

I didn't want to be the sissy figure skater, you know.