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I'm a big eater.
Skating is in my heart, not my head
Work hard, be yourself, and have fun!
I didn't lose the gold. I won the silver.
Skating has given me so much that it's priceless.
If you have nothing in life but a good friend, you're rich.
I would just love to be able to give back to figure skating.
To represent your country is an honor and a great experience.
I had dreamed of being at the Olympics since I was 7 years old.
Whatever you're fighting for, you go with full passion and love.
I actually prefer soothing music - and maybe that's the skater in me.
I want to see how far I can train. I have to see how far my body will go.
I'm very goal-oriented. I do see myself doing something in public service.
As an athlete, I've always been very proud to represent the United States.
I was so worried about winning, it was as if I was caught up in my own web.
I needed to turn off the negative voice in my head - I was psyching myself out.
I don't know secret to success, but I'm pretty sure the closest thing is preparation
Don't focus on the negative things that can happen, just think about the positive things.
In figure skating, you have four minutes to do your best. It's your time; you do your best.
When I was younger, I always dreamed of being a legend, to be remembered in figure skating.
You see figure skaters fall all the time. It's the way you pick yourself back up and keep going.
As I've gotten older and grown more independent, I think for myself, and that's how it should be.
Sports provides that tool kit to be successful in life. Because it's not always going to be smooth sailing.
Winning is not about how many medals you get-it's about accomplishing goals and just being the best you can be!
If you represent your country and millions of people are watching, it comes through a lot of grit and hard work.
Even at a young age, when you start to do well, it's tough because it's lonely on top, and I wasn't the most popular.
I would encourage people to participate in sports. You don't have to dream of being an Olympic or a professional athlete.
Because I'm pushing my body so hard already, the last thing I want to do is have music that's really too strong, in my head.
The one who wins all the time is great and powerful, but the one who had been trampled on and fallen is who I admire the most
I got a call this morning, and it was from Nancy Kerrigan, wishing me luck. She wished me luck and sent me all her good wishes.
You can always say, 'I wish I had landed that triple flip better, or I wish I didn't fall.' They're not regrets, just mistakes.
There's a lot of emotions that always come out after a skate of a lifetime. I always start crying because there is so much buildup to that competition.
What I love the most is getting on the ice and just popping in a fabulous CD and skating - all by myself, the rink completely empty, just me and the music.
At 13, I was fearless. I looked at everything so positive. When you're older and been through it all, you know how bad it can get. There is a fear of failing.
Sometimes my body is aching, but I always think, 'Why am I in this? Why do I love it so much?' That's what makes me persevere, that's what makes me keep on going.
When I feel like I'm in a rut, I remember it's the little things in life that are important, like riding a bike with a friend or eating ice cream with my baby niece.
The Olympic Games is one of those moments that you remember forever, from the moment that you step foot in the country that you're competing in to the Closing Ceremony.
I have stood on the shoulders of giants like Billie Jean King, Hillary Clinton, my mother - people who have really empowered and influenced my life in an incredible way.
I tell aspiring young skaters to dream big, work hard, have fun, and follow their passion. It's simple to say never give up, but learn from your mistakes to keep growing.
The biggest lessons I learned were probably the times where I had the biggest setbacks and the biggest challenges - when I had the biggest jumps forward and lessons learned.
I skated like it's a sport, went for everthing and just gave it my best shot. It turned out freat. I had nothing to lose. You might be the best in your heart, but not in other people's sight.
I don't really remember a time younger than 5 years old that I didn't have skates on because all I can remember is every day, tying up my skates and a big smile on my face, excited to go on the ice.
Literally falling on the ice and having to pick yourself up in front of thousands of people is not an easy thing to do. The thing that you learn is to pick yourself back up, to learn from your mistakes.
Skating takes up 70 percent of my time, school about 25 percent. Having fun and talking to my friends, 5 percent. It's hard. I envy other kids a lot of things, but I get a guilt trip when I'm not training.
The Women's Sports Foundation has empowered so many young girls and women across the U.S. I benefitted from WSF with a travel and training grant when I was 12 years old. It really helped my family financially.
As an athlete, that's something I always take with me. You fall every day, whether it's in a job, or you miss something else, but you learn how to do it better next time. You learn it in sports. That's a life lesson.
There were days I forgot my school clothes, and I would actually go to school with skating tights and a little skirt. It's very embarrassing... I definitely had to be comfortable in my own skin, and my mom taught me that.
And what is a gold medal? I'd never really thought about it before Nagano. Now I realize that it's a dream to strive for. I love my silver medal, because it stands for all my dreams and all I'm still capable of fulfilling
It's incredible. Nine? Wow. I just remember winning my first one, getting the medal and the plate, the pin with the diamond for first place. My ninth title, I have no answer for that because I never thought it would be possible.
To be the best, you need to be the most well-trained and well-prepared athlete you can be. The pressure is going to be all around you. You just have to make sure that your body and mind is fine-tuned. Then you go out there and do it.