You see figure skaters fall all the time. It's the way you pick yourself back up and keep going. — Michelle Kwan Copy Share Image
In figure skating, you have four minutes to do your best. It's your time; you do your best. — Michelle Kwan Copy Share Image
I would encourage people to participate in sports. You don't have to dream of being an Olympic or a professional athlete. — Michelle Kwan Copy Share Image
The Olympic Games is one of those moments that you remember forever, from the moment that you step foot in the country… — Michelle Kwan Copy Share Image
It's incredible. Nine? Wow. I just remember winning my first one, getting the medal and the plate, the pin with the diamond… — Michelle Kwan Copy Share Image
I look back at 1993 or 1994 when I made it to the National Championships, and I was on used skates and… — Michelle Kwan Copy Share Image
I always thought after 2002 that I'd hang up my skates and turn professional and just go on tour and do shows.… — Michelle Kwan Copy Share Image
What I love the most is getting on the ice and just popping in a fabulous CD and skating - all by… — Michelle Kwan Copy Share Image
A few years after I finished skating, someone asked where my medals were. I'm like, 'In a suitcase somewhere.' Now they're nicely… — Michelle Kwan Copy Share Image
Literally falling on the ice and having to pick yourself up in front of thousands of people is not an easy thing… — Michelle Kwan Copy Share Image
Looking back, I feel very fortunate to have had such a long career. Many skaters end their careers in their early 20s.… — Michelle Kwan Copy Share Image
Maybe I didn't get new skates, but I got used skates. I made it to the national championships in used skates that… — Michelle Kwan Copy Share Image
There's a lot of emotions that always come out after a skate of a lifetime. I always start crying because there is… — Michelle Kwan Copy Share Image
I don't really remember a time younger than 5 years old that I didn't have skates on because all I can remember… — Michelle Kwan Copy Share Image
Skating takes up 70 percent of my time, school about 25 percent. Having fun and talking to my friends, 5 percent. It's… — Michelle Kwan Copy Share Image
And what is a gold medal? I'd never really thought about it before Nagano. Now I realize that it's a dream to… — Michelle Kwan Copy Share Image
When I look back at the world championships, I know there's a lot of room for improvement, I'm always up for a… — Michelle Kwan Copy Share Image
I skated like it's a sport, went for everthing and just gave it my best shot. It turned out freat. I had… — Michelle Kwan Copy Share Image
If you ask another competitor, they may tell you they felt very competitive towards me. But I can tell you that my biggest competition… — Michelle Kwan Copy Share
When I feel like I'm in a rut, I remember it's the little things in life that are important, like riding a bike with… — Michelle Kwan Copy Share
At 13, I was fearless. I looked at everything so positive. When you're older and been through it all, you know how bad it… — Michelle Kwan Copy Share
When I look at the kids training today... I can tell which ones are going to do well. It's not necessarily the ones who… — Michelle Kwan Copy Share
The Women's Sports Foundation has empowered so many young girls and women across the U.S. I benefitted from WSF with a travel and training… — Michelle Kwan Copy Share
Sports provides that tool kit to be successful in life. Because it's not always going to be smooth sailing. — Michelle Kwan Copy Share
In figure skating, you have four minutes to do your best. It's your time; you do your best. — Michelle Kwan Copy Share
When I look back at the world championships, I know there's a lot of room for improvement, I'm always up for a challenge. The… — Michelle Kwan Copy Share
If you represent your country and millions of people are watching, it comes through a lot of grit and hard work. — Michelle Kwan Copy Share
When I look at my own career, growing up, I was doing really well at age 11, but it was kind of isolating because… — Michelle Kwan Copy Share
Because I'm pushing my body so hard already, the last thing I want to do is have music that's really too strong, in my… — Michelle Kwan Copy Share
I don't really remember a time younger than 5 years old that I didn't have skates on because all I can remember is every… — Michelle Kwan Copy Share
