“You see figure skaters fall all the time. It's the way you pick yourself back up and keep going.”
"I skated, fell down and learned to pick myself up in front of millions."
- Michelle Kwan
Resilience
"I tell aspiring young skaters to dream big, work hard, have fun, and follow their passion. It's simple to say never give up, but learn from your mistakes to keep growing."
- Michelle Kwan
Persistence
"I didn't lose the gold. I won the silver."
- Michelle Kwan
Optimism
"I didn’t lose the gold. I won the silver."
- Michelle Kwan
Reflection
"The biggest lessons I learned were probably the times where I had the biggest setbacks and the biggest challenges - when I had the biggest jumps forward and lessons learned."
- Michelle Kwan
Learning from Mistakes
"We may encounter many defeats, but we must not be defeated."
- Maya Angelou
Resilience
"Success is not final; failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts."
- Winston Churchill
Resilience
"Criticism is the best sign you’re onto something."
- Michael Lopp
Resilience
"A successful man is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks others have thrown at him."
- David Brinkley
Resilience
"We are really competing against ourselves. We have no control over how other people perform."
- Pete Cashmore
Resilience