Each movement is only learned after you've perfected the one before it.

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

Rationality is not one of this industry's attributes.

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.

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

Adversity, and perseverance and all these things can shape you. They can give you a value and a self-esteem that is priceless.

Refined indifference is a sports psychology precept: train like there's no tomorrow and then accept whatever happens. Once you step on the field realize that whatever is meant to be is meant to be.