Quotes About Achievement

Looking back, I feel very fortunate to have had such a long career. Many skaters end their careers in their early 20s. I had the opportunity to go to two Olympic Games - almost three after being the alternate in 1994 and then in 2006 being injured.

I have been compared to Mao since we were both junior skaters. We've felt the rivalry since then, so we wanted to avoid each other. However, she has been my motivation.

I feel proud to be a skater: it's taught me how to be emotional, more connected with myself, more mature, more understanding of my thoughts and the conversations I've had with myself.

Ever since I was a younger skater, I've been working my way to these big jumps.

At the end of the day, I could go back to getting sixth or seventh place and being a mediocre skater, or I could be a champion. I want to be a champion.

A coach told my mum I had talent and I would make a very good skater.

If, by any chance, I get to perform, then it would be a great honor for me. Especially because performing in the Olympics in your country doesn't happen to many skaters.

At most contests now, skaters are judged against themselves.

Before I even wanted to be an actor, I wanted to be a figure skater.

When I decided to continue in the sport, I decided I would do whatever it takes to be the best figure skater I can be.

I'm never going to be the best skater, but I feel like I'm getting better.

Obviously, the skaters in generations before us didn't have the opportunity to win multiple medals at an Olympic Games. We recognize that.

I was a competitive roller skater for 12 years.

My two earliest memories - earning little buttons on our skates when we learned how to skate from one end of the ice to the other and when I first lifted the puck.

I've been on skates since age 5.

What motivated me is skating is something I am best at and I love the most.

Skating has given me so much that it's priceless.

'Thrasher' magazine's Skater of the Year is clearly my No. 1 goal. The only way I get that is skating. Other than that, I haven't set that many outrageous goals. If I got Skater of the Year, that would just really add to it all and make me feel really good. Whether it's this year, next year or five years from now, that is my goal.

I love figure skating. It's what I'm good at.

Baseball is my true passion. Skating was more of a short-term goal.

When I was young, many people didn't know what figure skating was. Some who knew of it thought of it as dancing on ice. But, as I entered international competitions and got good results, many people got to know more about it and came to cheer for me.

School for me has always been a really great balance with the skating.

After I won the Olympics, like any gold medalist, I did feel some emptiness in my heart. I did think about coming back to the ice for a long time. What motivated me is skating is something I am best at and I love the most. So I want to give it one more try.

I've been skating since I was 10 years old.