I don't want to compete. I want to skate for the joy. I get so nervous in competition. I get always sick. I had pressures enough in my life from skating.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
When I go out on the ice, I just think about my skating. I forget it is a competition.
I know that I am the kind of person that gets a little bit more nervous than other skaters, but that's because I care for my skating very much. I take all my emotions with me. I can't go out and say 'Now, this is just my job.' I really care.
I get nervous for any competition. I also get really competitive.
I won't quit skating until I am physically unable.
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.
I love skating so much and I feel like every time I step out onto the ice, that's what I'm meant to do.
I won't be skating for the rest of my life, that's for sure.
I'm supposed to relax and concentrate on the image of myself out there skating my race.
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.
Whenever I put myself out there on the line, skating against other people, I simply want to win.