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"But I never really thought that I would be extraordinarily successful at skating, it's just something that happened, you know."
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"Heresy is another word for freedom of thought."

"Each "way of thinking" has its own shape and color, which wax and wane like the moon."

"How can the thoughts be stopped? Tell the thoughts, 'You take care of your own issues; I am not on your side.' That way you will sit on God's side."

"Of course, in our train of thought, we would all like to think we're on the right track, or at least the same railroad company as the right track."

"Oh, gentlemen, perhaps I really regard myself as an intelligent man only because throughout my entire life I've never been able to start or finish anything. Granted, granted I'm a babbler, a harmless, irksome babbler, as we all are. But what's to be done if the sole and express purpose of every intelligent man is babble--that is, a deliberate pouring from empty into void."
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"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."

"Everything that I've ever been able to accomplish in skating and in life has come out of adversity and perseverance."

"Adversity, and perseverance and all these things can shape you. They can give you a value and a self-esteem that is priceless."

"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."

"And the fact that I liked to show off and be the center of attention really lends itself to figure skating very well."

"Male figure skating is different than female figure skating; we're not America's sweetheart."

"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."
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