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

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

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 only disability in life is a bad attitude.

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

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

So as an amateur Olympic competitor I loved criticism, because it made me better. But now as a professional I don't really know how to channel it or where to take it, so I don't take it quite as well.