I Didn't Lose The Gold. I Won

Skating Takes Up 70 Percent Of My Time, School About 25 Percent. Having Fun And Talking To My Friends, 5 Percent. It's Hard. I Envy Other Kids A Lot Of Things, But I Get A Guilt Trip When I'm Not Training.

Literally Falling On The Ice And Having To Pick Yourself Up In Front Of Thousands Of People Is Not An Easy Thing To Do. The Thing That You Learn Is To Pick Yourself Back Up, To Learn From Your Mistakes.

What I Love The Most Is Getting On The Ice And Just Popping In A Fabulous Cd And Skating - All By Myself, The Rink Completely Empty, Just Me And The Music.

I Don't Really Remember A Time Younger Than 5 Years Old That I Didn't Have Skates On Because All I Can Remember Is Every Day, Tying Up My Skates And A Big Smile On My Face, Excited To Go On The Ice.

Skating Has Given Me So Much That It's Priceless.