I don't think most teachers realize how much impact they have.

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I just try to touch people's hearts in a way through skating, so they're not...

I just try to touch people's hearts in a way through skating, so they're not...

The only disability in life is a bad attitude.

The only disability in life is a bad attitude.

I graduated a the top of my class in the '84 Olympic Games; I won...

I graduated a the top of my class in the '84 Olympic Games; I won...

That's what makes the Ryder Cup in golf so much better than the Masters or...

That's what makes the Ryder Cup in golf so much better than the Masters or...

Male figure skating is different than female figure skating; we're not America's sweetheart.

Male figure skating is different than female figure skating; we're not America's sweetheart.

When you're expected to win and you have the press saying that you are going...

When you're expected to win and you have the press saying that you are going...

Everything that I've ever been able to accomplish in skating and in life has come...

Everything that I've ever been able to accomplish in skating and in life has come...

What was really funny is that as I got older all those guys who called...

What was really funny is that as I got older all those guys who called...

I didn't want to be the sissy figure skater, you know.

I didn't want to be the sissy figure skater, you know.

Fame is a very confusing thing, because you are recognized by a lot of people...

Fame is a very confusing thing, because you are recognized by a lot of people...

I was nine-years-old when I first put on skates.

I was nine-years-old when I first put on skates.

Always try to maintain complete tolerance and always make an effort to give people more...

Always try to maintain complete tolerance and always make an effort to give people more...

Half of figure skating is opinion, convincing judges.

Half of figure skating is opinion, convincing judges.

I had a ninth grade teacher who told me I was much smarter and much...

I had a ninth grade teacher who told me I was much smarter and much...

And so figure skating was a great vehicle for me to kind of be competitive...

And so figure skating was a great vehicle for me to kind of be competitive...

So as an amateur Olympic competitor I loved criticism, because it made me better. But...

So as an amateur Olympic competitor I loved criticism, because it made me better. But...

I'm very accessible. I don't get into this ego thing.

I'm very accessible. I don't get into this ego thing.

When you turn professional, you become an entertainer, and like every other entertainer, you don't...

When you turn professional, you become an entertainer, and like every other entertainer, you don't...

From the fall of October, 1980 to March, 1984 I never lost a competition.

From the fall of October, 1980 to March, 1984 I never lost a competition.

Rationality is not one of this industry's attributes.

Rationality is not one of this industry's attributes.