Andy Rooney Quotes

Figure skating is a mixture of art and sport.

My mom choreographed the top Olympians; she's really the queen of ice in her world, so I kind of get my directorial bug from her because she's really good at telling people what to do!

Think about it - pro wrestling as an Olympic sport would be pretty cool. Look at figure skating or gymnastics - what is it? It's a choreographed performance that is judged.

Figure skating is theatrical. It's artistic. It's elegant. It's extremely athletic. And there's a very specific audience for that.

'Swan Lake' was my favourite piece of music when I was younger, and I never had a chance to skate to it.

I started out Ice skating with 'Holiday On Ice' and just got offered the part of R2 by chance.

Classic music will always come across better on the ice because skating has such a rich history, rooted in tradition.

At 6 years old, the ice became a place for me to express myself. Because I was so shy off the ice, it became my safe haven, with music and freedom and self-expression. That was my emotional outlet.

I actually sing horribly, but I used to dance pretty good. I was a gymnast, and you can usually use those gymnastic tricks with dance. Plus, they're so much fun to do. That wasn't really a big part of my career. It was just a phase.

I love figure skating. It's what I'm good at.

I've always wanted to skate. If and when I decide to retire... I want to perform. I want to be on the ice. I want to continue contributing to the sport. I feel like I still have a lot to offer.

I actually have an ice-skating background. I skated until I was 15, for about eight years. It was hardcore skating for about eight hours a day.

I watch a lot of professional skating, and I am really looking forward to going to nationals.

Kat and I were in our 20s when we won in '88. Our personalities were already established. We were ready to move on to a life of professional skating.

I competitively ice skate, and I also dance, and I do a lot of theater, which also involves a lot, a lot of physicality, because you have to do a lot of fast changes.

As an ice dancer, we take our on-ice relationships so seriously, and that's really the way we like to go about it.

Music is fun, but I'm an ice skater. I may sing songs and do shows, make movies and other things... that's all well and good and I enjoy it, and I would never trade any of those for anything. But figure skating is who I am.

I've never been invited to do 'Stars on Ice' before, which is the only figure skating tour in the U.S., and it's disappointing that I can't perform for my American fans... all because I'm not 'family friendly' enough.

All the things I do in my videos - the jumps, twirls and back bends - will also be onstage.

Quads are very exciting to watch, but they're so quick, and they're very short moments in the program... I don't really enjoy it.

I remember watching the 2002 Olympic Games and watching the men's event. I just started figure skating, and I remember thinking how cool it would be to be there.

I would love nothing more than to become a professional ice skater, but I would rather do it privately.

Just think Beyonce on ice, honey. That's me.

Figure skating has been a great influence for me. I took dance at the School of American Ballet, which helped my own skating. And whether you are a skater or a dancer, without sounding narcissistic, it is all about looking in the mirror.

To me, figure skating is an art form, and that's what I always try to bring in, even to my competitive programs.