Sasha Cohen Quotes
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You figure you train all year for this, you're so nervous, so you might as well stand on the ice and enjoy it for more than five seconds. I realize everything I have been through and what I have done, appreciate the audience. It's nice to have just 30 seconds of relief.
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My family has always been there to support me along the way. My coach, John Nicks, is a great influence.
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I've been training very hard and very well, ... I've been nailing 99 percent of what I do in practice. That gave me the confidence to do this. I expected to skate well.
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It's not like it would be a stretch, and hopefully I'll get to be funny. There are a lot of characters in skating.
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I was very disappointed with my skate. I definitely gave 100 percent in my effort, I gave it my all. So I have no regrets with that. But it just wasn't my night.
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It's when you don't win that you learn things about yourself. Everything I have gone through has made me who I am today.
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You have to stay in the present and give it your 100 percent.
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I tried my best and was over my feet on the jump. I was proud to come back from it and it was really hard.
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The best way I can prepare is to build up and be my best. What I've realized over the last two years is the only thing holding me back from being my best is me.
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Of course it can be frustrating. I went through a time when I thought, 'Why doesn't she retire? Give someone else a turn.' But at the same time, that motivates me. When the field is weak, you become weak. When I do win a national title it would mean a lot more if she's there.
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I worked with my coach to develop some new spiral variations to make my program more interesting. Each one is different and you'll have to wait until January to see them.
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I would never let myself believe that. I'm a strong athlete and I definitely believe I'm getting stronger.
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If she's healthy and able to compete, she's definitely one of the strongest to compete for the United States at the Olympics.
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In a way it kind of humanizes the sport. She is someone that has been an icon that's always been there, and you have always seen her hard edge and she's always competed and done well. And to see that people can be at the very top of the sport and can also have hard times just humanizes it for other athletes. To know there are good times and there are bad times, and you have to persevere and kind of deal with what life gives you.
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Amazing. I really enjoyed it. I didn't know what it would be like. They said they would love to have me back.
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This is one of my first years where I'm on track and on target.
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It is a little empty without her here but I have my own things to worry about.
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I tried to enjoy it and just make it happen. It's a really fun program, playful. It's about getting involved with the audience -- the judges and spectators. I enjoy the performance part.
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It was great that she tried, but things don't always work out.
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I really liked the food in Japan. There is something so organized, neat, and methodical about it. They put a lot of care and quality into their cooking. I also love Mediterranean, New American, and Italian food, because the cuisines borrow influences from all over the world.
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Fashion always was a huge interest of mine. I love beautiful clothes. I appreciate fine beading and lovely fabrics.
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I wanted to enjoy the performance. This is a really fun program, a Gypsy number. It's very seductive and playful and it's getting involved with the crowd and the judges. I enjoyed it and just let it happen.