It's Different Today Than It Was Then.

Our Family Life, Before Figure Skating Turned It Upside Down, Seemed Normal. Our Town Of Riverside, Connecticut, Was Part Of Greenwich, And We Had The Advantage Of Their Wonderful Community, With Great Beaches And Beautiful Parks.

Every Time You Go Out On The Ice, There Are Slight Flaws. You Can Always Think Of Something You Should Have Done Better. These Are The Things You Must Work On.

My Mother Stopped Working When She Had My Brother. She Was A Full Time Mom Until I Started Getting Heavily Into Ice Skating Lessons, And It Got To The Point Where They Really Needed My Mom To Earn An Income.

I Was A Bratty Little Sister. I Was The Youngest Of Three, And I Often Felt As Though I Didn't Fit In.

I Worked As Hard As I Could. I Was Always The First One On The Ice, And The Last One Off.