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" 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. "

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

" 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. "

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

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

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" 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. "

" 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. "