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Love Your Sport. Never Do It To Please Someone Else; It Has To Be Yours. That Is All That Will Justify The Hard Work. Compete Against Yourself, Not Others, For That Is Who Is Truly Your Best Competition.

Giving Life To Music Through Skating Was Something I Wanted To Be Known For

This Is Another Kind Of Competition, But I'm Being Coached By An Excellent Team, And I've Got A Real Strong Competitive Spirit.

It's A Level Of Strength And Character That Few Of Us Can Imagine; A Grace Under Pressure That Few Of Us Will Ever Attain. It's Why An Olympic Gold Medal Would Not Have Made Us Love Or Admire Her More.

When The Going Got Tough, I Really Had To Draw On Many Of The Same Competitive Instincts I Did When I Was Skating. I Really Had To Put My Head Down And Stay Positive. I Had To Fight.