It was never about winning medals or being famous.

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.

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.

The entire partying lifestyle was superficial in my experience, and most of my friendships were as deep as a shot glass and as short-lived as a pack of cigarettes.

A good antidote to the reasons why you worry is never to worry about the reasons why you worry, for the reasons why you worry will always make you worry about the reasons why you worry

Personally, I'm an advocate for short engagements. Long sometimes means there is a reason for it. Two years engaged and no wedding... I'd be upset.

I don’t have time to worry about something as petty as what I look like.

The presence of the Holy Spirit isthe keystone of all our hopes.

Learn to be positive, it's your only chance.

Well, let me tell you, gentlemen, the games of the devil are not restricted to those confined to hell. Others can play them.

Islam is the religion of peace. We say that jokingly. That's actually the position of the US government. It's rooted in political correctness and fear and a number of other convoluted things.

Education must open the eyes and enable them to recognise the One behind the many.

I stopped feeling like I didn't belong anywhere, and realized that I actually belonged anywhere I wanted to be.