Skating was put on the map, supposedly from me Everybody made a life and a livelihood, um, except me.

Truthfully I don't remember much about anything after the Olympics 'cause I, I lost everything.

People are gonna believe what they want to believe And like I said before, I really don't give a damn.

I like fighting, but I hate hurting people.

I have never been the stereotypical figure skater.

My biological mother made my clothes or bought my clothes from Salvation Army or Goodwill.

She hits me and she beats me and she drinks. My mom is an alcoholic.

Remember if God had wanted this to be perfect he never would have had me up here.

Perhaps you're not crazy, but you're very creative.

Earth's sweat, the sea.

Man is a disgusting thing. If you beat him he starts to scream, but if it is the other one who is beaten, then he constructs a theory.

A minister full of comforts & free from failings as an angel, though he would be happy, wouldn't be a good or useful preacher

I never was shy, but as far as telling jokes, I'm the worst. I like physical comedy; it's where I feel comfortable.

The most challenging part of being a dad is self-restraint. So often your instinct is to teach and tell. I am constantly reminding myself to listen to them.

I've always played different kinds of roles, and I probably played more vulnerable parts when I was really young.

When you're a fifty-year-old woman, no one really bothers to look at you anymore, much less value your opinion. It's hard on the old ego. But damn, it does make it easy to get away with a lot.

Greatest risk of all: to be vulnerable, to allow others to see us as we really are