115 Quotes by Michelle Kwan

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

I'm a big eater.

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.

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

If you ask another competitor, they may tell you they felt very competitive towards me. But I can tell you that my biggest competition was myself. There's only so much you can do, right? There is only so much energy that one has. My focus was on how do I get the best out of myself.

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 grant when I was 12 years old. It really helped my family financially.

I have stood on the shoulders of giants like Billie Jean King, Hillary Clinton, my mother - people who have really empowered and influenced my life in an incredible way.

Maybe I didn't get new skates, but I got used skates. I made it to the national championships in used skates that were custom-made for another girl. I still have those skates. Underneath the arch, there was a name crossed out and my dad had 'Michelle Kwan' written in. Granted, they were a little big, but it worked.

If you represent your country and millions of people are watching, it comes through a lot of grit and hard work.