"... I skate because I love it. I skate for those moments in training when I shout out loud  "There's no where else in the world I'd rather be than here, now, alive, doing what I love."  I skate for the fierce price and belief in myself that comes from conquering obstacles and challenging perceived impossibilities.  I skate because I've learned that something only becomes impossible when you start believing those who say it can't be done.  Skating will never be my whole life, but when I skate, I am alive..."