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.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Everything that I've ever been able to accomplish in skating and in life has come out of adversity and perseverance.
I've been in a competitive situation almost all my life. I've been having a competition with myself and trying to be the best I could be.
Whenever I put myself out there on the line, skating against other people, I simply want to win.
Skating taught me to set a goal and to block out other things and just focus on this one thing.
I couldn't beat people with my strength; I don't have a hard shot; I'm not the quickest skater in the league. My eyes and my mind have to do most of the work.
When I was skating you had to participate in every thing.
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.
I was really competitive with myself.
When I go out on the ice, I just think about my skating. I forget it is a competition.
I've been an athlete and competitor my whole life, and there's nothing more that I get off on than competition.
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