I think skating helped me find myself.

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The ultimate goal should be doing your best and enjoying it.

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Skating was the vessel into which I could pour my heart and soul.

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As a young child, I played the violin. I think that that started the spark.

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Giving life to music through skating was something I wanted to be known for.

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We wanted to be achievers, but being an achiever didn't mean that you stopped being a woman.

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The first thing is to love your sport. Never do it to please someone else. It has to be yours.

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My sport taught me what I could do with my talents, whether in the rink or in the rest of my life.

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In 1968, in the midst of the tumultuous 1960s, the Olympics were much more than just another event.

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I really loved what the guys were doing more than anything, how high they jumped, how effortless it was.

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