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The triumph can't be had without the struggle. And I know what struggle is. I have spent a lifetime trying to share what it has meant to be a woman first in the world of sports so that other young women have a chance to reach their dreams.

When considering the stature of an athlete or for that matter any person, I set great store in certain qualities which I believe to be essential in addition to skill. They are that the person conducts his or her life with dignity, with integrity, courage, and perhaps most of all, with modesty. These virtues are totally compatible with pride, ambition, and competitiveness

Mind is everything. Muscle - pieces of rubber. All that I am, I am because of my mind.

Before I was ever in my teens, I knew exactly what I wanted to be when I grew up. My goal was to be the greatest athlete that ever lived.

I think that was a moment of cool panic there.

If you don't invest very much, then defeat doesn't hurt very much and winning is not very exciting.

I learned that if you want to make it bad enough, no matter how bad it is, you can make it.

I've had this sneaking feeling throughout the game that it's there to be won.

Well, either side could win it, or it could be a draw.

He sliced the ball when he had it on a plate.

The majority of people pull for the underdog. Heck, even your friends don't like you to be too successful. We've lost enough over the years for me to maintain my friendships.

Zero-zero is a big score.

I'm afraid they've left their legs at home.

Production was what I always wanted to do, even when I was skating. I'm a bit of a sponge. When I was going around competing I was always asking, 'What does that light do?' If you want to be successful, you have to understand what people are doing around you.

I wanted to be Gene Kelly. Well really, I just wanted to dance with Cyd Charisse.

You've got to be a disciplined person if you want to succeed both in sport and in life.

It's not just about a coach telling you what to do and just following it unthinkingly.

Advise for anybody - enjoy what you are doing, enjoy the process of learning and don't be impatient.

He must be lightning slow.

I have always wanted to be on Broadway, whether on ice or on the boards.

Skating is now retro and hip.