Now, I am thrilled to be a wife and mother, and I hope to be as good of a mother as my own mother, Carole..

Winning in women's singles felt surreal. I felt that everything I had done - the hard work, the tough times - was all worth it..

An athlete gains so much knowledge by just participating in a sport. Focus, discipline, hard work, goal setting and, of course, the thrill of finally….

Dorothy Hamill was my big idol as a kid. She'd won the Olympics in 1976. She was America's sweetheart with her personality, her talent, her haircut..

The skaters a lot of times do their own hair and makeup before they compete. That was always kind of a ritual...that calming, quiet time where you ca….

Probably a few weeks after I was born I started having casts put on my legs to straighten them out. After that corrective shoes and with a brace in b….

In terms of my career, having the gold definitely changed my life. The Olympics are different, you know? They're every four years and it's such a sma….

One of my mottos not only just in skating but in life in general and I try to enforce it as well, is like no regrets and just like going for it..

I've always worked closely with the designers and whoever's making the costumes. Comfort is the last thing you want on your mind when you're competin….

As a teenager especially, I just wanted to do my thing and not be noticed..

I don't mind the sparkle - I think it's kind of a tradition in skating. I don't think the men really need sparkles, but for the women it's part of th….

I burnt myself out of skating. I was ready to focus on being a mom..

Everything that happened in '92 was more than I had dreamed of... winning the U.S. title for the first time and then doing so well at the Olympics...….

There are two or three performances in your life that are absolutely on, where all the planets are lined up for you and you feel you're invincible..

The past couple years training with Kurt have really brought inspiration into my skating..

Childhood reading is so important..

Before turning pro, I would never have just left my skates sitting in the locker room unattended..

Once you have a child, your heart is forever outside your body. I totally understand that now..

I feel like I missed out on the regular high school social life, but that's the way I chose to be..

Searching for funds to continue my skating career when I was 17, I called the Women's Sports Foundation in New York. The intern who answered the phon….