I didn’t lose the gold. I won the silver.
Literally falling on the ice and having to pick yourself up in front of thousands of people is not an easy thing to do. The thing that you learn is to pick yourself back up, to learn from your mistakes.
Winning is not about how many medals you get-it’s about accomplishing goals and just being the best you can be!
I got a call this morning, and it was from Nancy Kerrigan, wishing me luck. She wished me luck and sent me all her good wishes.
Skating takes up 70 percent of my time, school about 25 percent. Having fun and talking to my friends, 5 percent. It’s hard. I envy other kids a lot of things, but I get a guilt trip when I’m not training.
If you have nothing in life but a good friend, you’re rich.
When I was younger, I always dreamed of being a legend, to be remembered in figure skating.
I skated like it’s a sport, went for everthing and just gave it my best shot. It turned out freat. I had nothing to lose. You might be the best in your heart, but not in other people’s sight.
The one who wins all the time is great and powerful, but the one who had been trampled on and fallen is who I admire the most.
You can always say, ‘I wish I had landed that triple flip better, or I wish I didn’t fall.’ They’re not regrets, just mistakes.
I don’t know secret to success, but I’m pretty sure the closest thing is preparation.