I Don't Think Most Teachers Realize How

When You Turn Professional, You Become An Entertainer, And Like Every Other Entertainer, You Don't Want To Get A Bad Review.

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.

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 Just Try To Touch People's Hearts In A Way Through Skating, So They're Not Just Witnessing A Performance, They're Feeling A Performance And They're A Part Of It.

Male Figure Skating Is Different Than Female Figure Skating; We're Not America's Sweetheart.