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My experience at the 1992 Winter Olympics was my fulfillment of dreaming the Impossible Dream.

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Being an athlete, you know how to train and prepare your body for a performance and you're able to do it under pressure.

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Figure skaters have awful perceptions of hockey players.

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I don't mind the sparkle - I think it's kind of a tradition in skating. I don't think the men really need sparkles, but for the women it's part of the glamour of our sport.

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As a teenager especially, I just wanted to do my thing and not be noticed.

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They say, once you have a child, your heart is forever outside your body. I totally understand that now.

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Growing up as an athlete, I started skating very young. My parents didn't know anything about the sport, so they went with the flow. I had two great coaches who gave great advice and gave guidelines for my parents. My parents let the coaches dictate what was going on on the ice.

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I burnt myself out of skating. I was ready to focus on being a mom.

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There are two or three performances in your life that are absolutely on, where all the planets are lined up for you and you feel you're invincible.

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As a professional, I think we're not being judged solely on technical ability anymore. People really want to be entertained and enjoy what they're watching.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Athlete

Born: July 12th, 1971

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