"It was very much like Norman Rockwell: small town America. We walked to school or rode our bikes, stopped at the penny candy store on the way home from school, skated on the pond."

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"It was very much like Norman Rockwell: small town America. We walked to school or rode our bikes, stopped at the penny candy store on the way home from school, skated on the pond."

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"My coach was a great politician, so he did most of the work. He was good."

Work

"They're still considered Olympic eligibles, so there's never an issue whether they're going to turn pro or not. When they get to that level, money is never an issue. They make so much money now."

Money

"Every time you go out on the ice, there are slight flaws. You can always think of something you should have done better. These are the things you must work on."

Time

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"I hated to read. My mother could not get me to read. I'm going through the same thing with my daughter now. I love to read now, but I don't remember reading."

Love

"I wouldn't say that there's ever been an Olympic champion that didn't deserve to win an Olympic Gold Medal."

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"I wanted to learn how to skate backwards and they wouldn't help me and they went off and left me on my own."

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