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.

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.