"I was thrilled one year when I was younger when not only did my brothers get hockey sticks for Christmas - but I did too!"
"Christmas is not a time nor a season, but a state of mind. To cherish peace and goodwill, to be plenteous in mercy, is to have the real spirit of Christmas."
Calvin Coolidge on Christmas"He who has not Christmas in his heart will never find it under a tree."
Roy L. Smith on Christmas"The main reason Santa is so jolly is because he knows where all the bad girls live."
George Carlin on Christmas"Maybe Christmas, the Grinch thought, doesn't come from a store."
Dr. Seuss on Christmas"A good conscience is a continual Christmas."
Benjamin Franklin on Christmas"There is no age, height, or weight requirement to skate. It is good exercise no matter what your age is. If you want to be competitive, most start young. But, I practice with many adult competitors."
"But it seems that the judging maybe they shouldn't at least see the practices all week long. That can taint the way they go into the judging and the outlook of what's going to happen, instead of just watching those four minutes and judging on those minutes alone."
"My dad worked several jobs to pay for my expense in skating."
"It was never about winning medals or being famous."
"It wasn't always easy getting up at 5 o'clock in the morning to go to the rink. Sometimes I wanted to just go back to sleep."