And So Figure Skating Was A Great

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 In Figure Skating.

I Had A Ninth Grade Teacher Who Told Me I Was Much Smarter And Much Better Than I Was Allowing Myself To Be.

So As An Amateur Olympic Competitor I Loved Criticism, Because It Made Me Better. But Now As A Professional I Don't Really Know How To Channel It Or Where To Take It, So I Don't Take It Quite As Well.

Adversity, And Perseverance And All These Things Can Shape You. They Can Give You A Value And A Self-esteem That Is Priceless.

But I Never Really Thought That I Would Be Extraordinarily Successful At Skating, It's Just Something That Happened, You Know.