Quotes from Sarah
On the meaning behind her 2002 exhibition "I'll Never Say Goodbye":
"My education is very important to me. But this song and routine is my answer. I'm never going to say goodbye because I love to skate; I love the joy of it. And I hope you can see from this why I'm never going to say goodbye."
On how the sandwich named after her is 'normal' turkey:
"That makes me feel so great. I'm just turkey!"
On how her Olympic performance changed her life:
"It was interesting because when I started my program, I looked, there was a big clock in the corner and I looked and it said nine o'clock exactly. And it was funny, because when I was standing on the podium, it said exactly 10 p.m., and this whole hour had changed my life."
On who she was talking to on the cell phone after finding out she won the Olympic gold medal:
"You know, I don't know, someone handed me the phone and I think it was a congressman."
On the circumstances that led to her Olympic victory:
"I was just waiting and I heard the announcer say 'If it's a 3-way tie Sarah will win the gold medal." And then I thought 'Oh my gosh! wow!' and then I guess it must have been a 3-way tie! I don't know! But, here I am!"
On whether Robin would like to see Sarah skate to Britney Spears or *Nsync:
"She'd think about it to be polite, but I don't think she'd like it too much."
On her new short haircut (at 2000 Worlds):
"It was very severe. And sometimes it got caught in my costume. This way I look more grown up. We planned to cut it before last year's worlds, but when I walked into the shop I got cold feet and walked right out. I had it cut finally before coming here."
On her Short Program at 2000 Nationals:
"It's not easy to go out after a standing ovation. But I just tried to stay focused and I'm very pleased with the way I skated."
On the music for her new long program, Violin Fantasy:
"The music inspires me. I feel like it keeps me going."
On her long program performance at Trophee Lalique 1999:
"I'm really happy with how I skated and I went out there very determined because I knew I was prepared."
On competing at Skate America 1999:
"I think I'm more confident. This is my first senior Grand Prix event. It's
great since it's in America. I feel very comfortable here. Worlds last year
helped me feel like I fit in with these other skaters."
On her partner, Yevgeni Plushenko, at 99 Grand Slam:
"Yes, I'm always cheering for Yevgeni!"
"I think it's cool because he's the youngest guy and I'm the youngest girl!"
On Competing against Katarina Witt at the Hershey's Pro Am:
"It's an honor just to be here skating with such great skaters, with world and Olympic champions.
I didn't really feel like I was competing against her. I felt more like I was skating with her."
On her free skate performance at 99 Worlds:
"I’m just happy that I skated as well as I did. I was pretty nervous today, because I did all the events here, and it’s a little tiring. (On what she thought when she finished) I thought: 'Oh, my gosh!' I was so happy, I can’t explain it!"
On being a senior for the first time at Worlds:
"I think every girl who goes to seniors for the first time walks in
the dressing room and thinks, `Oh my God! There's Michelle Kwan!' My problem was that I almost
blurted out, `Oh my God! There's Michelle Kwan!' "
On her performance at Qualifying in 99 Worlds:
"I was really happy with how I skated, because I had to push through everything, and I was having a lot of fun."
On being the youngest competitor at Worlds:
"It’s cool. I was really happy when I found out that I could go, because I knew the whole year that even if I medal (at Nationals) I couldn’t go. And then I went to Junior Worlds and come in second. It never crossed my mind that I might be able to go Worlds."
From the 99 Nationals Press Conference after the Short Program:
"I'm so happy to be here. I'm happy that I skated well and I'm really pleased to be in second place."
From the 99 Nationals Press Conference after the Long Program:
"I've never competed in Nationals before, so this is a big step for me and I thought I performed okay."
"When I fell on my opening jump I was telling myself it's okay, it's okay."
"When I did the triple loop-triple loop, I was really happy because I did it right after I fell."
On competing against Michelle Kwan at 1999 Nationals:
"It seems like a dream. I can't believe I'm sitting at a press table next to her."
"Competing against Michelle was really exciting because she's one of my idols and I always watch her on TV and, you know, I've watched her competing at Worlds and I've watched her competing at Nationals before and the Olympics and everything. So, it was exciting for me to be on the same practices as her and just to compete against her."
On competing at senior Nationals for the first time:
"It's so exciting when I'm there. Last year I had so much fun and all the practices were so great and it was fun because there was always TV cameras everywhere and everybody wants everybody's autographs. So, it's fun."
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