I started skating and I kind of liked it because I could run circles around the guys that wouldn't pick me to play baseball.

The only disability in life is a bad attitude.

And the fact that I liked to show off and be the center of attention really lends itself to figure skating very well.

Male figure skating is different than female figure skating; we're not America's sweetheart.

And so figure skating was a great vehicle for me to kind of be competitive at something, without having to be big.

The high road is always respected. Honesty and integrity are always rewarded.

Half of figure skating is opinion, convincing judges.

Adversity, and perseverance and all these things can shape you. They can give you a value and a self-esteem that is priceless.

Most other competitions are individual achievements, but the Olympic Games is something that belongs to everybody.

I don't want to look back-I want to keep looking ahead. I'd hate for my defining moment to be my past.

Everything that I've ever been able to accomplish in skating and in life has come out of adversity and perseverance.

Understandably she had a lot of suitors, just like any other girls in China with two arms and legs.

Someone's got to do some more research, but I would really like to know: when a CBT therapist really gets distressed, who does he go see?

As long as I continue to hear "normal" people telling me I am too childish I know I'm doing just fine.

People are always trading their excess for somebody else's excess. One country has a lot of aluminum so they trade aluminum for sugar. It's the law of supply and demand.

Diverse audiences can be just as misled as homogenous audiences.

It is difficult for people to appreciate their own laughter unless you show them some pathos along the way.

A slug is always on its own. It's a lonely insect.

You've got to give something back. You can't just sit there.

I worry a lot about taking care of my dependents, all those perfectly ordinary middle-class preoccupations.

I've traveled the world in one of the best groups ever. I'm 42.