Michelle Kwan Quotes

You can always say, ‘I wish I had landed that triple flip better, or I wish I didn’t fall.’ They’re not regrets, just mistakes.

When I was younger, I always dreamed of being a legend, to be remembered in figure skating.

What I love the most is getting on the ice and just popping in a fabulous CD and skating – all by myself, the rink completely empty, just me and the music.

To represent your country is an honor and a great experience.

There’s a lot of emotions that always come out after a skate of a lifetime. I always start crying because there is so much buildup to that competition.

Sometimes my body is aching, but I always think, ‘Why am I in this? Why do I love it so much?’ That’s what makes me persevere, that’s what makes me keep on going.

Skating takes up 70 percent of my time, school about 25 percent. Having fun and talking to my friends, 5 percent. It’s hard. I envy other kids a lot of things, but I get a guilt trip when I’m not training.

Skating has given me so much that it’s priceless.

I’m a big eater.

I would just love to be able to give back to figure skating.

I was so worried about winning, it was as if I was caught up in my own web.

I want to see how far I can train. I have to see how far my body will go.

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 day, tying up my skates and a big smile on my face, excited to go on the ice.

I always thought after 2002 that I’d hang up my skates and turn professional and just go on tour and do shows. But I don’t know when it is enough. I mean, I still enjoy it. I’m the luckiest girl alive that I get to perform in front of thousands of people, do what I love doing.

I actually prefer soothing music – and maybe that’s the skater in me.

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 head.

As I’ve gotten older and grown more independent, I think for myself, and that’s how it should be.

As an athlete, I’ve always been very proud to represent the United States.