I don't know if it's probable, but it's possible. When you look back since the breakup of the Soviet Union, how many Olympic gold medals haven't they won?

Without strength and courage it's really hard to perform at the highest levels of international figure skating, because you're alone on the ice and you only have seven minutes over two nights to prove yourself.

Half of figure skating is opinion, convincing judges.

What was really funny is that as I got older all those guys who called me a sissy in junior high school wanted me to be their best friend because they wanted to meet all the girls that I knew in figure skating.

The high road is always respected. Honesty and integrity are always rewarded.

That's what makes the Ryder Cup in golf so much better than the Masters or the U.S. Open. To be a part of something that is not about personal achievement, but about representing everyone and sharing it with the whole country, it's wonderful.