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The only disability in life is a bad attitude.
The high road is always respected. Honesty and integrity are always rewarded.
Adversity, and perseverance and all these things can shape you. They can give you a value and a self-esteem that is priceless.
Everything that I've ever been able to accomplish in skating and in life has come out of adversity and perseverance.
What was really funny is that as I got older all those guys who called me a sissy in junior high school wanted me to be their best friend because... →
Half of figure skating is opinion, convincing judges.
Always try to maintain complete tolerance and always make an effort to give people more than they expect.
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 started skating and I kind of liked it because I could run circles around the guys that wouldn't pick me to play baseball.
I don't think most teachers realize how much impact they have.
I'm very accessible. I don't get into this ego thing.
Most other competitions are individual achievements, but the Olympic Games is something that belongs to everybody.