What I miss the most is chatting with my friends and family and having a good laugh over a simple meal.

Even in the hardest circumstances, dreams can give you the courage to live, and I hope I can share that message with children in need.

I really hope that when I leave, my last trace will be beautiful.

For a long time, just skating in the Olympics had been my goal because not many Koreans had done it.

So-Youn has good qualities in both jump and power, triple combination is her biggest strength and she also has great artistic value in her skating.

My coaches have told me my muscles and body structure are perfect for skating.

You could refer to me as god and the odd curtsey wouldn’t go a miss either

ability is of no value without discipline. Winning has no style or substance without humility.

The charm of history and its enigmatic lesson consist in the fact that, from age to age, nothing changes and yet everything is completely different.

Drawing is the basis of art. A bad painter cannot draw. But one who draws well can always paint.

Those who have not found their true wealth, which is the radiant joy of Being and the deep, unshakable peace that comes with it, are beggars, even if they have great material wealth.

Moral contempt is a far greater indignity and insult than any kind of crime.

Success breeds a disregard of the possibility of failure.

The difference between a Miracle and a Fact is exactly the difference between a mermaid and a seal.

If nobody ever worried about what was in other people's heads, we’d all be 33 percent more effective in our lives and our jobs.