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.

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

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

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

I was nine-years-old when I first put on skates.

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.

Rationality is not one of this industry's attributes.