For a long time, just skating in the Olympics had been my goal because not many Koreans had done it.

Even in the hardest circumstances, dreams can give you the courage to live, and I hope I can share that message with children in need.

I really hope that when I leave, my last trace will be beautiful.

So-Youn has good qualities in both jump and power, triple combination is her biggest strength and she also has great artistic value in her skating.

My coaches have told me my muscles and body structure are perfect for skating.

What I miss the most is chatting with my friends and family and having a good laugh over a simple meal.

Months are different in college, especially freshman year. Too much happens. Every freshman month equals six regular months—they're like dog months.

What else other than success can happen to anyone who refuses to stay down in the midst of any struggle, challenge or obstacle?

I spent my whole life trying not to be careless. Women and children can afford to be careless, but not men.

She was the kind of shopkeeper who finishes the paragraph she is reading before waiting on the customer.

Photography is a way of feeling, of touching, of loving. What you have caught on film is captured forever... it remembers little things, long after you have forgotten everything.

The fool says, "These are my sons, this is my land, this is my money." In reality, the fool does not own himself, much less sons, land, or money.

The future reshapes the memory of the past in the way it recalibrates significance; some episodes are advanced, others lose purchase.

I knew there was something I had to do yesterday. I couldn't remember what it is. I can't figure it out. I know it's a holiday. I know I don't have a meeting. It's very confusing.

But when you started dating someone, you could never be sure what you were getting into. You had to give someone a chance to show you who he really was . . . and believe him when he did.

Why bear malice? Just let it go. So what of pride? It will swallow you whole.