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" Adversity, and perseverance and all these things can shape you. They can give you a value and a self-esteem that is priceless. "
You
Value
Perseverance
" Always try to maintain complete tolerance and always make an effort to give people more than they expect. "
People
Always
Effort
" And so figure skating was a great vehicle for me to kind of be competitive at something, without having to be big. "
Without
Competitive
Great
" And the fact that I liked to show off and be the center of attention really lends itself to figure skating very well. "
Show Off
Attention
Fact
" But I never really thought that I would be extraordinarily successful at skating, it's just something that happened, you know. "
Never
Know
Successful
" Everything that I've ever been able to accomplish in skating and in life has come out of adversity and perseverance. "
Perseverance
Adversity
Life
" Fame is a very confusing thing, because you are recognized by a lot of people that you've never seen before, and they're at a great advantage. "
Because
You
Fame
" From the fall of October, 1980 to March, 1984 I never lost a competition. "
October
Never
Lost
" Half of figure skating is opinion, convincing judges. "
Figure
Half
Judges
" I didn't want to be the sissy figure skater, you know. "
Know
You
Want
" I don't think most teachers realize how much impact they have. "
Think
Teachers
Impact
" I graduated a the top of my class in the '84 Olympic Games; I won a gold medal. "
Won
Games
Gold
" I had a ninth grade teacher who told me I was much smarter and much better than I was allowing myself to be. "
Me
Teacher
Better
" I just try to touch people's hearts in a way through skating, so they're not just witnessing a performance, they're feeling a performance and they're a part of it. "
Feeling
Way
People
" I'm very accessible. I don't get into this ego thing. "
Thing
Get
Ego
" I started skating and I kind of liked it because I could run circles around the guys that wouldn't pick me to play baseball. "
Started
Run
Baseball
" I was more interested in skating and the girls and traveling than I was in calculus. "
Traveling
More
Interested
" I was nine-years-old when I first put on skates. "
First
Put
Skates
" Male figure skating is different than female figure skating; we're not America's sweetheart. "
Male
America
Than
" Most other competitions are individual achievements, but the Olympic Games is something that belongs to everybody. "
Something
Games
Most
" Rationality is not one of this industry's attributes. "
Rationality
Industry
Attributes
" So as an amateur Olympic competitor I loved criticism, because it made me better. But now as a professional I don't really know how to channel it or where to take it, so I don't take it quite as well. "
Professional
Better
Me
" That's what makes the Ryder Cup in golf so much better than the Masters or the U.S. Open. To be a part of something that is not about personal achievement, but about representing everyone and sharing it with the whole country, it's wonderful. "
Golf
Open
Country
" The high road is always respected. Honesty and integrity are always rewarded. "
High
Road
Honesty
" The only disability in life is a bad attitude. "
Disability
Life Is A
Attitude
" What was really funny is that as I got older all those guys who called me a sissy in junior high school wanted me to be their best friend because they wanted to meet all the girls that I knew in figure skating. "
Friend
Best
School
" When you're expected to win and you have the press saying that you are going to win the Olympic gold medal, and you're the only sure thing in the Olympics, it can undermine your confidence. "
Saying
Win
Only
" When you turn professional, you become an entertainer, and like every other entertainer, you don't want to get a bad review. "
Turn
Professional
Like
" Without strength and courage it's really hard to perform at the highest levels of international figure skating, because you're alone on the ice and you only have seven minutes over two nights to prove yourself. "
You
Courage
Yourself
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