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

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

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"I just try to touch people's hearts in a way through skating, so they're not just witnessing a performance, they're feeling a performance and they're a part of it."

People

"I was more interested in skating and the girls and traveling than I was in calculus."

Experience

"What was really funny is that as I got older all those guys who called me a sissy in junior high school wanted me to be their best friend because they wanted to meet all the girls that I knew in figure skating."

Friendship

"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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"I didn't want to be the sissy figure skater, you know."

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

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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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"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."

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"So as an amateur Olympic competitor I loved criticism, because it made me better. But now as a professional I don't really know how to channel it or where to take it, so I don't take it quite as well."

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