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" I always try to start out with some type of goal. Then I work backward and think of what I need to do to get there, and give myself smaller goals that are more immediate. "

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" 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 between. "

Kristi Yamaguchi

Having

Legs

Out

" Childhood reading is so important. "

" Figure skaters have awful perceptions of hockey players. "

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

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

" I'm always looking for inspiring ways to stay motivated and stay active. "

" I've had a lot more fun with the training. "

Kristi Yamaguchi

Training

Had

" I learned to put 100 percent into what you're doing. I learned about setting goals for yourself, knowing where you want to be and taking small steps toward those goals. I learned about adversity and how to get past it. "

" This experience has been once in a lifetime. "

" 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. "

" Growing up as an athlete, I started skating very young. My parents didn't know anything about the sport, so they went with the flow. I had two great coaches who gave great advice and gave guidelines for my parents. My parents let the coaches dictate what was going on on the ice. "

" I never wanted to feel I hadn't worked hard enough. "

" I've realized how precious life is. When I was younger, I was more adventurous. I felt invincible. I was game for everything. As a mom, I don't want to get injured because then I can't take care of my kids. "

" I'd try to channel my nervous energy in a positive way into strength and endurance. It didn't always work. "

" I didn't want to skate for someone else or for certain marks. "

" At 6 years old, the ice became a place for me to express myself. Because I was so shy off the ice, it became my safe haven, with music and freedom and self-expression. That was my emotional outlet. "

Kristi Yamaguchi

Shy

Freedom

" 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. "

" Skating was something I really wanted to do; my parents knew nothing about it. They said they'd support me as long as I was trying my hardest and enjoying it. "

" I'm a perfectionist. "

Kristi Yamaguchi

Perfectionist

" Training for the Olympics was a lifelong endeavor and took many years. "

" They say, once you have a child, your heart is forever outside your body. I totally understand that now. "

" With 30,000 deaths and 200,000 hospitalizations from the seasonal flu, those numbers are certainly higher than what we've seen of the swine flu. Protecting yourself from both viruses is very important. "

" As a professional, I think we're not being judged solely on technical ability anymore. People really want to be entertained and enjoy what they're watching. "

" I'm kind of a homebody. My husband says I like to just stay home and do nothing, but that's just how I am. "

Kristi Yamaguchi

I Am

Home

" 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 competing. In an ideal situation, you'll have something where you'll put it on and you're fine and you don't have to worry about it at all. "

" 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 small group. "

" 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. "

" Being an athlete, you know how to train and prepare your body for a performance and you're able to do it under pressure. "

" 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 the glamour of our sport. "

" 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. "