"I’m not intimidated by anything, except maybe PETA standing outside with a bucket of blood."

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“I want people to be taken away to another planet when they watch me skate. I want them to be transported into a dream world.”

“There are some things I keep sacred. My middle name. Who I sleep with. And what kind of hand moisturizer I use.”

“I’d love to see a 6-foot-2-tall, skinny man doing a halfpipe on figure skates.”

“Out of ugly, I think the most important thing to do in life is to make something beautiful.”

“The results are something I can't control, so I can't say 'damnit, I didn't place in the top three today.' I can't control any of that. I just skate. And my goal was to show my heart, to take them on a journey with me so they can feel me.”

“If he doesn’t want to skate to music that’s pretty and wear a pretty costume, then go rollerblade or skateboard or do one of those extreme sports.”

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