I had a ninth grade teacher who told me I was much smarter and much better than I was allowing myself to be.

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.

The only disability in life is a bad attitude.

I graduated a the top of my class in the '84 Olympic Games; I won a gold medal.

I graduated a the top of my class in the '84 Olympic Games; I won a gold medal.