Without strength and courage it's really hard to perform at the highest levels of international figure skating, because you're alone on the ice and you only have seven minutes over two nights to prove yourself.

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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 started skating and I kind of liked it because I could run circles around...

I started skating and I kind of liked it because I could run circles around...

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

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

Rationality is not one of this industry's attributes.

Rationality is not one of this industry's attributes.

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...

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...

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.

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...

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

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

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...

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...

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 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...

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...

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...

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.

The only disability in life is a bad attitude.

The only disability in life is a bad attitude.

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...

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

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

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...