I started skating and I kind of liked it because I could run circles around the guys that wouldn't pick me to play baseball.
When you turn professional, you become an entertainer, and like every other entertainer, you don't want to get a bad review.
The only disability in life is a bad attitude.
The high road is always respected. Honesty and integrity are always rewarded.
That's what makes the Ryder Cup in golf so much better than the Masters or the U.S. Open. To be a part of something that is not about personal achievement, but about representing everyone and sharing it with the whole country, it's wonderful.
So as an amateur Olympic competitor I loved criticism, because it made me better. But now as a professional I don't really know how to channel it or where to take it, so I don't take it quite as well.
Most other competitions are individual achievements, but the Olympic Games is something that belongs to everybody.
Male figure skating is different than female figure skating; we're not America's sweetheart.
I'm very accessible. I don't get into this ego thing.
I was more interested in skating and the girls and traveling than I was in calculus.
When you're expected to win and you have the press saying that you are going to win the Olympic gold medal, and you're the only sure thing in the Olympics, it can undermine your confidence.