If the Olympic champion doesn't know how to jump quad, I don't know. Now it's not figure skating. Now it's dancing.

- Evgeni Plushenko

I skate for the fans. It's not as fun without them there supporting me. I get energy from them and I want to skate well for them. They relax me. They…

- Evgeni Plushenko

I can skate beautifully. While performing on ice I always try to please the audience and to win as well. Being artistic is very important to get the …

- Evgeni Plushenko

Viktor Petrenko and I met at a competition, where I beat him completely accidentally. I felt so embarrassed in front of my idol.

- Evgeni Plushenko

What worries me though, is that after all those victories people don't see me as a human being anymore. I am not a machine, I have a heart beating in…

- Evgeni Plushenko

It doesn't matter what kind of result will be in the end. I already win for myself.

- Evgeni Plushenko

I just adore jumping. I do the rest as it is supposed to be done.

- Evgeni Plushenko

I'm a wealthy man now. I've got a flat, a car, I have enough money to buy food. I skate to make the people happy. If somebody skates to earn money, I…

- Evgeni Plushenko

It's everything for me. Without figure skating, I am nothing.

- Evgeni Plushenko