I had that feeling of just pure joy and I went out there and put it in my program.

The sound of the blades on the ice in the morning is like smelling fresh coffee.

I am very competitive, so when I fail I use what I learned from that mishap to fuel success.

Over the years, God and St. Therese have kept me going no matter how bad things were.

Getting through a workout is just very fulfilling. That 'Ah, I didn't want to do it but I did it and now I feel 10 times better.'

I believe in myself and in Saint Therese.

The highlight of my career? The Olympics, of course.

As long as I leave my frustration behind, I know I am moving toward my goal again.

I love working out and when I'm home. I love the feeling of walking out of a class. That's just an addictive feeling for me.

I can't even imagine what it's like and right now I'm like in shock, I can't believe that I'm Olympic Champion.

Acting is easier than skating in ia way and harder in other aspects. In skating, you get one chance, and with acting you get to do it over and over.

An author is like an incompetent bricklayer - doesn't use mortar and keeps rearranging the bricks until someone tells him to stop.

What are your chief vices? And virtues? I have no vices. The concept doesn't exist in my vocabulary. My chief virtue is gratitude

How that works is our first season was the year we had a threatened writers' strike, so what we did was that instead of doing 22 episodes, we did 30. We put 10 in the bank.

My theatrical background was in the great work of the South African playwright Athol Fugard.

We all want to experience more happiness, fulfillment, and peace.

The violets prattle and titter, And gaze on the stars high above.

Of course it's all luck.

No member of our generation who wasn't a Communist or a dropout in the thirties is worth a damn.

You can live a lifetime in two years.

If Queen Elizabeth knighthooded me and I would get the title Sir Usain Bolt. That sounds very nice.