I started the class late. The teacher said I would have to learn as much in half a year that the others learned in a year. I did it.

It's hard work to make a four-minute program look effortless and elegant.

Figure skating is a mixture of art and sport.

When I go out on the ice, I just think about my skating. I forget it is a competition.

Money was never the motivation. It never should be in sports.

I'm the sort of person who needs a big mountain in front of me to climb.

Almost nothing is presented to you on a silver platter. You have to really work for it.

I can't say, 'It doesn't matter if you win or lose.' It's not true. You go in to win.

When I get up, I have a cup of coffee, surf the Internet, then do a half-hour run.

I learned not to depend on other people. I needed support, but it's you who has to go out and deliver.

It's not like I didn't do anything for 10 years and chose a new profession. I've been on the ice a lot. I'm not an outsider.

Whereas a novice makes moves until he gets checkmated (proof), a Grand Master realizes 20 moves in advance that it’s futile to continue playing (conceptualizing).

She trusted him. Her heart knew him.And her body wanted him.

There is power, value, happiness and fulfillment in a life of purpose.

The superior man is modest in his speech but excels in his actions.

I'm an athlete. I'm strong. I'm tough. And that's how women should be. That's how they should be built.

You can believe in women's rights without believing that every woman is right.

No sooner said than done - so acts your man of worth.

I think to deal with Putin, you need to deal from strength. He's a bully, you enable bad behavior when you're nuanced with a guy like that.

My family was always present when I needed them and sometimes felt even stronger emotions than me.

There is no such thing as a lovers' oath.