What was really funny is that as I got older all those guys who called me a sissy in junior high school wanted me to be their best friend because they wanted to meet all the girls that I knew…

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The high road is always respected. Honesty and integrity are always rewarded.

The high road is always respected. Honesty and integrity are always rewarded.

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

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

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...

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...

Half of figure skating is opinion, convincing judges.

Half of figure skating is opinion, convincing judges.

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...

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

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

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.

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...

The only disability in life is a bad attitude.

The only disability in life is a bad attitude.

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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

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

Without strength and courage it's really hard to perform at the highest levels of international...

Without strength and courage it's really hard to perform at the highest levels of international...

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...

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...