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" When I get up, I have a cup of coffee, surf the Internet, then do a half-hour run. "

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" Figure skating is a mixture of art and sport. "

" Every man prefers to look at a well-shaped woman instead of a rubber ball. "

" Money was never the motivation. It never should be in sports. "

" I never really like to skate in an empty ice rink; I always need the attention of an audience. "

" When you're young, you don't think very far ahead. You just think in terms of the next day, the next week, the next competition. You don't think about injuries that could threaten your long-term health. "

" I started the class late. The teacher said I would have to learn as much in half a year that the others learned in a year. I did it. "

" When you see the audiences and the smiling faces at the shows it really makes up for the work that you put in. I have a job I really love so whatever hecticness comes up - I'll just deal with it. "

" It's hard work to make a four-minute program look effortless and elegant. "

" The desire to really compete again has been there for a long time. "

" When you reach a certain level, you live in a bubble when all you think, dream and breathe is becoming the best athlete in the world. "

" I never had a serious injury that kept me out of a big competition. Now everyone has injuries - to their feet or their knees or their backs. "

" It's not like I didn't do anything for 10 years and chose a new profession. I've been on the ice a lot. I'm not an outsider. "

" When I go out on the ice, I just think about my skating. I forget it is a competition. "

" Sometimes, success almost haunts you. You want to be the best at everything you do and know you have to work hard. "

" I was an athlete. And I proved I didn't win just because I was pretty. I was good, too. "

" I was the very first athlete in East Germany allowed to go professional. "

" Skating taught me to set a goal and to block out other things and just focus on this one thing. "

" Almost nothing is presented to you on a silver platter. You have to really work for it. "

" I'm the sort of person who needs a big mountain in front of me to climb. "

" Competitions make me nervous. When I go out on the ice, I just think about my skating and not, 'I have to do this to win.' I forget it is a competition. "

" I hope that I can maintain my skating as long as possible. "

" I learned not to depend on other people. I needed support, but it's you who has to go out and deliver. "

" As an athlete, you choose your sport and are drawn into it but your passion should never be driven by fame and fortune but a desire to create something special that people will always remember. "

" Too many times women try to be competitive with each other. We should help support each other, rather than try to be better than each other. "