For a long time, just skating in the Olympics had been my goal because not many Koreans had done it.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
The popularity of figure skating has increased tremendously, and Koreans have a huge interest in figure skaters - not only me, other international skaters as well.
I dreamed of being a professional skater once. I wanted to be a Korean Olympic skater, but I wasn't good enough, so I quit.
If skating got into the Olympics, I would be tempted to hold off on shredding for a year and just skate, to make that my new goal. In that sport, I'm still the underdog.
When I was a kid, we lived in Italy, which isn't really known for figure skating. I think that's why I excelled so well. I spent a lot of my high school years training.
I have some really lofty goals that don't even scratch upon the Olympics.
But I never really thought that I would be extraordinarily successful at skating, it's just something that happened, you know.
Everything that I've ever been able to accomplish in skating and in life has come out of adversity and perseverance.
Skating isn't about the medals or the results. I love what I do. It's much more fun to win, but you cannot every time.
It was a dream of mine to be an Olympic champion but not a lifelong goal.
When I was skating you had to participate in every thing.