Memories just get richer with time.

I graduated a the top of my class in the '84 Olympic Games; I won a gold medal.

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

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.

Fame is a very confusing thing, because you are recognized by a lot of people that you've never seen before, and they're at a great advantage.

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

From the fall of October, 1980 to March, 1984 I never lost a competition.