Oksana Baiul

Professional competitions are overrated.

I wish I could compete again, but my good feeling is, these competitions are better as exhibitions.

One of my favorite vacation places is Miami, because of the people, the water and the beach - of course - and the architecture on Miami Beach is so wonderful.

I want kids to enjoy skating and I think it's a great workout.

I'd like to consider myself a versatile skater and I like to skate to different kinds of music.

People really do spend a lot of money on their pets - sometimes more then themselves.

I don't care what the critics say or think because I care for and love my fans.

First, I have to thank God for giving me the gift that he did as well as a second chance for a better life.

Olympic Gold changed me and my life dramatically. I became a celebrity overnight and people see me as a famous skater, not a real person.

I started taking ballet lessons when I was three and a half and I still take dance classes.

Actually I dance really well on the floor.

I have a lot of different stages in my life when training has been easy or hard. Now, it seems that I have been training for so long that it has become almost second nature to me.