My goal is to do cartwheels for the rest of my life.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I am partial to a cartwheel or two. It's the way to go; I'll be doing them in my 50s, hopefully.
In figure skating, your body can only last for so long. I can't be 50 and trying to skate but I can be 50 and be in fashion, so I have to look to my future and what I want to achieve.
I skate now for fun and to keep myself in shape.
I got into figure skating for the art of it, as well as the sport, and how much I love it. And, you know, I do everything that I want. I march to my own drummer. Sometimes people have an issue with that, and I can't control it.
I traced the path I walk today and my goals are many. I think that I'm achieving my goals.
I can do the tricks and I can skate. I have great skating skills and artistry and well-choreographed programs. For me, the biggest obstacle is just bringing it all together.
I love to roller skate.
As long as all four of my limbs keep moving and I can still sit up straight and play hard rock and roll for 2 and a half to 3 hours, I'm gonna keep doing it, and I'm gonna do it the way I do it.
Figure skating is not a hobby. It's my work, which I want to do, and do well.
I was really gangly and uncoordinated as a kid. I couldn't even do a cartwheel.