But inside of me I knew that the Olympics were still there. I was still young enough. I knew that once I transitioned out of hockey, it would be really hard to go back.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I was still young when I missed Beijing. I was favourite to win a medal but I knew I had time. My coach advised me to stay at school and finish my exams. Even if I had gone and won the Olympics, I might not have handled the pressure. So I moved on.
It was always so nice to step away from figure skating and school with hockey. To this day I'm still a huge fan.
The Olympics were life-changing for me. I felt I went in as a girl and came out as a woman.
The Olympics: not one of my better memories.
You never really think about what happens after the Olympics - you're just like, 'I want to compete. I want to do well' and thinking about that. After it all happened, it was such a whirlwind. I've gotten to do so many amazing things. My favorite thing was getting into acting.
I know there's life after the Olympics.
I didn't really ever dream of going to the Olympics until after 2012.
This Olympics is almost a little sad. It is my final Olympics. There are a lot of good memories.
I still love hockey. It's just I'm at a different stage of my life and I think I'm just ready to grow in other ways outside of just being a hockey player.
I really didn't feed off the whole Olympic experience at all, and I regret that from an athletic perspective, and also from a personal experience. I feel like I missed out, so I'm not going to do that this time.
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