I was more interested in skating and the girls and traveling than I was in calculus.
What was really funny is that as I got older all those guys who called me a sissy in junior high school wanted me to be their best friend because they wanted to meet all the girls that I knew in figure skating.
Half of figure skating is opinion, convincing judges.
Rationality is not one of this industry's attributes.
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.