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

When you turn professional, you become an entertainer, and like every other entertainer, you don't want to get a bad review.

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

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.

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.

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

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