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.

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

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

Tolerance is a virtue that depends upon peace and strength.

I have a strong impulse to protect history and time and the lineage of events.

We are in a big, fat, ugly bubble. And we better be awfully careful.

In the end one only experiences oneself.

Whatever hour God has blessed you with, take it with a grateful hand.

One of the things that was kind of shocking for humans... was to come to terms with was the fact that, hey, we may not be the center of the universe.

I'm honest with myself how I feel. If I feel good, I feel good. If I don't - if I'm tight - I don't just try to muscle through everything, because you've got to be a little bit smarter.

A good school provides a rounded education for the whole person. And a good Catholic school, over and above this, should help all its students to become saints.

The current situation with regard to theory is odd and maybe defined by a paradox.

Thoughtful financial planning can easily take a backseat to daily life.