My academic schedule is lighter this year because it's an Olympic year.

Follow your dreams, work hard, practice and persevere. Make sure you eat a variety of foods, get plenty of exercise and maintain a healthy lifestyle.

I'm a competitive person and I love the challenge of mastering new things.

The Olympics is about showing what you've done with your life, your dream as an athlete and sharing that with the World.

A year ago I had a back injury and followed a good nutrition program to help speed up my recovery. I focused on exercise and staying healthy in order to get back out on the ice.

I want to be the first lady to land a quadruple jump in competition. As I grow older, I know that my skating style will develop and mature.

I eat a variety of foods like vegetables, fruit and beef for protein and iron.

I worked with my coach to develop some new spiral variations to make my program more interesting. Each one is different and you'll have to wait until January to see them.

I skate about 15 to 20 hours a week and also incorporate a lot of off-ice training. I take ballet and Pilates classes and lift weights with my physical therapist when I'm not on the ice.

Cardio is tough after a day of skating, but with my iPod I can get into the moment and complete the cardio training for the day.

I'd like to cause a little riot in skating.

Everyone thinks to the extent of their own depravity.

The [Bible’s] message is concerned with earth dwellers, their origin, the reason for their existence, the cause of their misery, and the plan of redemption for a fallen race.

He wanted the songs, the stories, to save everybody.

For every bad moment I've had, there have been 25 positives.

The truth is, no matter how trying they become, babies two and under don't have the ability to make moral choices, so they can't be bad. That category only exists in the adult mind.

I am not a great fan of the payroll tax holiday because I'm nervous about what it does to the future of Social Security.

I think that every record has its own life and a different sound.

You pray for rain, you gotta deal with the mud too. That's a part of it.

We are all part of a tradition, at least we depend on the past.

You know, I would date, if I could find a man worth shaving my legs for. (Grace)