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.

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

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

Memories just get richer with time.

The Olympics in '80 was phenomenal. It was my favorite memory of all competitive events, because it was brand new and it was exciting.

Always try to maintain complete tolerance and always make an effort to give people more then they expect.

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