Skating is one of those sports you unfortunately see people get stuck in.

I love hanging out with friends and family.

I havent mastered the art of sitting and smiling.

I love to win, honestly. ... If you love to win, you should say it. And honestly, I'm hooked on it.

Off the ice, I can be soft, and I can be elegant and sweet.

When Im competing, I need to be strong.

I really believe that women who are confident in their natural beauty are the most beautiful

Skaters are infamously superstitious.

From a young age, I was viciously competitive.

Adding an Olympic medal to everything that I have already accomplished would be so huge for me.

My mom devised a plan to get me out of the house and gave me the choice between ballet or skating. She knew both of those sports were time-consuming and would keep me busy with hours of practice.

If you do not learn to think today, tomorrow someone else will do and will wangle you.THE WOMAN THAT USED TO PLAY HIDE AND SEEK, a story by David Cotos.

A man from the wood. A stranger from afar. He will break the curse by a hundred kisses...

After all, the ultimate goal of all research is not objectivity, but truth.

The secret to success is to start from scratch and keep on scratching.

he could transform the barest incident into a thing of curve and contour.

I love the idea that 'a person is a person no matter how small'.

If a steaming hot potato fell in your hands you would get it off you as soon as you could. Do the same with negative destructive thoughts- just release them as fast as you can.

There it is!' he thought with rapture. 'When I was already in despair, and when it seemed there would be no end- there it is! She loves me. She's confessed it.

I just want to do films 'cause I like being someone else. My music is kind of like my diary. I'll always do that... I just feel like the music industry isn't as positive as I'd like it to be.

Our politicians screw up all the time, as we see. But with so many things, we're no longer the world leader in that.