I'm not a big fan of those who are egotistical and so outspoken.

When I was skating you had to participate in every thing.

Then going out on the ice usually about 15 minutes before and certain things I would do for the different races, aspects that you run through your mind.

Cyclists, I work with a number of cyclists. They are great athletes; they are great aerobic athletes. If you ask them to hit a baseball or golf ball, they can't do that.

I have a very close friendship with the skaters.

It is not the events in our life that define our character, but how we deal with them.

I mean you got to thank your parents for giving you the right genes.

I didn't get into skating to be famous.

On today's athletes: I wish I could turn back the clock a little bit so I'd have a chance to cut it up with those guys.

In general, I enjoy athletes who have a strong character who let their abilities speak for themselves.

I really liked it best when I was a nobody.

She tried to explain to them it wasn't the place that made people uncultured but their attitudes.

People who are indifferent about the happenings around them are human biomasses.

When I was child, I never spoke. Teacher used to write remarks on my note book. My mom sent me to a trainer. I started talking, and it gave me confidence.

It's not a drug problem, until you run out of money. Until then it's just drugs.

You know what I think that button [in Kremlin] should have read? It should've read "delete." Y'know, she [Hillary Clinton] is very good at that by the way.

I believe that during these times, we should not forget that many sacrificed to regain our democracy.

Love is beautiful fear

Each component of the organism, like the individual in the social body, possesses the capacity for enjoyment of the self through sharing with others.

I am going to die someday and I know where I am going.

Nothing, to my way of thinking, is a better proof of a well-ordered mind than a man's ability to stop just where he is and pass some time in his own company.