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

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.

I was nine-years-old when I first put on skates.

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.

Rationality is not one of this industry's attributes.

But I never really thought that I would be extraordinarily successful at skating, it's just something that happened, you know.

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.