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The mind is pretty powerful. In skating, you learn to click into that zone and focus not necessarily on what you're doing but if you're doing it well.

And the fact that I liked to show off and be the center of attention really lends itself to figure skating very well.

Everything that I've ever been able to accomplish in skating and in life has come out of adversity and perseverance.

When I go out on the ice, I just think about my skating. I forget it is a competition.

When the going got tough, I really had to draw on many of the same competitive instincts I did when I was skating. I really had to put my head down and stay positive. I had to fight.

I think skating helped me find myself.

It just comes kind of naturally to me to take something and try and make it relatable and interesting to someone who doesn't know everything about skating.

I've got this thing with skating and school - to see how much I can accomplish.

When I was skating you had to participate in every thing.

The skill set for hockey is so specific to skating and if you haven't been skating as a kid it's impossible to play - and I wasn't a skater.