Most Other Competitions Are Individual Achievements, But

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.

I Graduated A The Top Of My Class In The '84 Olympic Games; I Won A Gold Medal.

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

And The Fact That I Liked To Show Off And Be The Center Of Attention Really Lends Itself To Figure Skating Very Well.

I Don't Think Most Teachers Realize How Much Impact They Have.