Cardio is tough after a day of skating, but with my iPod I can get into the moment and complete the cardio training for the day.

Follow your dreams, work hard, practice and persevere. Make sure you eat a variety of foods, get plenty of exercise and maintain a healthy lifestyle.

I'm a competitive person and I love the challenge of mastering new things.

The Olympics is about showing what you've done with your life, your dream as an athlete and sharing that with the World.

A year ago I had a back injury and followed a good nutrition program to help speed up my recovery. I focused on exercise and staying healthy in order to get back out on the ice.

I want to be the first lady to land a quadruple jump in competition. As I grow older, I know that my skating style will develop and mature.

I eat a variety of foods like vegetables, fruit and beef for protein and iron.

My academic schedule is lighter this year because it's an Olympic year.

I worked with my coach to develop some new spiral variations to make my program more interesting. Each one is different and you'll have to wait until January to see them.

I skate about 15 to 20 hours a week and also incorporate a lot of off-ice training. I take ballet and Pilates classes and lift weights with my physical therapist when I'm not on the ice.

I'd like to cause a little riot in skating.

The difference between a good and a poor student is result

Listen to the earth, Feel the fire. Allow the power to flow through ye.

Did you ever think it won’t be the undead who kill us, but ordinary people?

He that dies before sixty, of a cold or consumption, dies, in reality, by a violent death.

Love can't be forced into existence,(...)It won't come simply because you will it to happen

I felt alive when I read a script and acted out a scene, or sang a song. It was my dream. I'm just very lucky that I'm still doing it and able to earn a living from it.

You have to want to play it all day, every day to get to the top.

You can't want to be a writer. You have to be one.

I'm not saying that we need more stories about people of a certain age, we just need more great stories about people.

We understand that we must make peace with nature - that our lives depend on it.