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

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

I didn't want to be the sissy figure skater, you know.

Male figure skating is different than female figure skating; we're not America's sweetheart.

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

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

And so figure skating was a great vehicle for me to kind of be competitive at something, without having to be big.