To Be The World's Best, You Have

I Hated To Read. My Mother Could Not Get Me To Read. I’m Going Through The Same Thing With My Daughter Now. I Love To Read Now, But I Don’t Remember Reading.

I Wanted To Learn How To Skate Backwards And They Wouldn't Help Me And They Went Off And Left Me On My Own.

I Was Passionate. I Found Something That I Loved. I Could Be All Alone In A Big Old Skating Rink And Nobody Could Get Near Me And I Didn't Have To Talk To Anybody Because Of My Shyness. It Was Great. I Was In My Fantasy World.

I Wouldn't Say That There's Ever Been An Olympic Champion That Didn't Deserve To Win An Olympic Gold Medal.

There Were No Competitions On Television. The First Skating Competition I Ever Remember Seeing On Television Was The 1968 Olympics When Peggy Fleming Won.