My dad worked several jobs to pay for my expense in skating.

And I love what I do and I love skating.

Part of being a champ is acting like a champ. You have to learn how to win and not run away when you lose.

My hobbies are painting, crafts, and I like golfing.

It was never about winning medals or being famous.

There is no age, height, or weight requirement to skate. It is good exercise no matter what your age is. If you want to be competitive, most start young. But, I practice with many adult competitors.

I was a tomboy who liked to play rough just like my two older brothers. That's probably why I liked the athletic part of skating - especially the jumping!

People would ask me why I was doing what I was doing - but I always told them that I just loved to skate. There was no other explanation.

I get to see the different sides of skating now which involves not only competing, but entertainment.

It wasn't always easy getting up at 5 o'clock in the morning to go to the rink. Sometimes I wanted to just go back to sleep.

It is a process of finding the right music then planning a costume to fit that style of music.

Mind and Soul are one and the same thing.

Look at what Silicon Valley has done - the advance of computers.

I believe that people will do what is right and good if they are given a chance and are convinced that what they are being asked to do will truly help others.

Man is a dog's idea of what God should be.

All I've ever really done is page 3 in The Sun, and not every man reads that.

There's no reason to regret anything. Regret is a waste.

If life is merely a joke, the question still remains: for whose amusement? No one knows what he can do till he tries.

You don't want to ruin a kid's life for having a joint.

The greatest educational dogma is also its greatest fallacy: the belief that what must be learned can necessarily be taught.

Things won are done, joy's soul lies in the doing.