I was more interested in skating and the girls and traveling than I was in calculus.

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Adversity, and perseverance and all these things can shape you. They can give you a...

Adversity, and perseverance and all these things can shape you. They can give you a...

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 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...

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...

And the fact that I liked to show off and be the center of attention...

And the fact that I liked to show off and be the center of attention...

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...

The only disability in life is a bad attitude.

The only disability in life is a bad attitude.

Rationality is not one of this industry's attributes.

Rationality is not one of this industry's attributes.

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

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

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

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

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...

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

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

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.

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

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

But I never really thought that I would be extraordinarily successful at skating, it's just...

But I never really thought that I would be extraordinarily successful at skating, it's just...

Half of figure skating is opinion, convincing judges.

Half of figure skating is opinion, convincing judges.

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...

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...