Giving life to music through skating was something I wanted to be known for

I really loved what the guys were doing more than anything, how high they jumped, how effortless it was.

The ultimate goal should be doing your best and enjoying it.

I think skating helped me find myself.

The first thing is to love your sport. Never do it to please someone else. It has to be yours.

Then came the choreography... the impact of music and choreography tends to really emphasize an overall feeling of what you really want out of the program.

We Wanted to be Achievers, But Being an Achievers didn't Mean That You Stopped Being a Woman.

When I was on the ice, in the lights, with the music and the motion, there was a certain kind of flirtation that gave great energy and expressiveness to my performance.

In 1968, in the midst of the tumultuous 1960s, the Olympics were much more than just another event

When the going got tough, I really had to draw on many of the same competitive instincts I did when I was skating. I really had to put my head down and stay positive. I had to fight.

My sport taught me what I could do with my talents, whether in the rink or in the rest of my life

He needed to gather her up, hold on to her, anything to help her stop trembling. Something was going to shake loose if she didn’t.

I told you there was no such thing as immortality, not even for dragons.

From where the sun now stands I will fight no more.

Presumption must be quenched even more than a fire.

Sam reached his hand toward mine and I automatically put my fingers in his.

I love watching gymnastics, swimming, and track and field.

I have never cooked a meal in my life and always end up paying for dozens of people to eat with me.

Did you do that? (Simone) Sometimes my powers work. Sometimes they don’t. Looks like this time they did. Yea, us. (Xypher)

I really wasn't on the Dallas set much. I did three or four episodes so I didn't see too much.

Autumn, the year's last, loveliest smile.