Irina Slutskaya Quotations

She's a really, really smart woman. She understands skating, and she understands me. She knows which way to push, which way to rest.

I was so upset Michelle doesn't come. I was waiting for her.

I was so sad not to find her at the China Cup, ... When you know a skater for a long time, skating everywhere together, you feel some people who get close to you. We are friendly and I wish to talk to her.

I don't hear this, and I don't talk with people who always tell me, 'You will be first,' because it will be hard to hear. I just want to do my best.

I am happy I got a medal. Other girls, they come here and finish 18th or 20th and they have nothing.

I'm a little bit disappointed with my skating. But it's life, it's competition, and we can't change anything right now. I'm happy I won another medal. Other girls came and got nothing.

I had a small mistake doing a layback spin, that's why I think my score was not as high as in Beijing but I'm still very satisfied with my skate.

I feel so good right now it doesn't matter, ... It doesn't matter how old you are, just how professional you are.

I don't think now anything. I'm happy to have a medal. You must understand, it's a competition, it's a sport, it's ice and anything can happen.

For me this competition is not really important. It is just another step in going to Turin.

I won't think about anything. I am just happy with the medal.

I'm so surprised, and I can't find any words for it.

Maybe somebody is thinking I'm a favorite, but it's the Olympic Games and you never know who can win.

I'm happy because I got another medal. You must understand it's a competition, it's a sport. It's nice and anything can happen.

When you're sick, you think about what you want.

When I see all the small girls and all the experience I have, that explains the difference in the scores.

There are like 10 people who can win.

The other girls are so young, ... They're not our generation.

I skated like a true lady. I just didn't understand why my component score was so low. It was higher in my other competitions.

The system has changed but people don't change - we still have judges who push the buttons. I just wanted to do my best. I'm so happy I can do it and I just want to do it Thursday.

That's life and you can't change anything, you know. We can't decide. If this is the rules, we can't do something. She's pretty young. I think the next Olympics will be for her.

It's a sport, it's ice and anything can happen.

It's a small piece of history for me. I'm just happy with what I got. There are girls who came here and wanted gold and they're 18th or 19th. At least I have something.

That jump is usually one that even in an exhibition is no problem for me. But it's competition. What can I do? I'm happy with what I got.

It's competition, it's life, and you never know what can happen.

It?s competition. I don?t want to tell you what I?m thinking.

It was a good performance and I did everything I wanted to do.

It was a big disappointment. But it's life. It's competition. Things happen. This has happened; there's nothing I can do about it now. I'm happy to have a medal.

That's competition. It's pressure all the time. You never know what can happen. I'm just happy what I got. There are some girls who came and competed and got 18th and 20th places. I'm happy I have something.

I just want to do my best. I don't think about winning. I just think about myself.

I like all parts of the music, ... When I was on ice, I felt like I am a flamenco dancer.

I made a small mistake, I don't know why it happened. I was off balance (but) I was sure I could skate well. I saw all the other skaters, all the other girls skated well, and I'm pleased with my second mark, it was better than yesterday.

I'm a bit disappointed in my skating, because I was prepared for this competition. That's competition. It's pressure all the time.

I love this pressure. It is not interesting when nobody skates well. I like it when the atmosphere is really competitive like tonight.

I miss her so. I wish to see her at the Olympics, and I wish to see her on the podium.

I'm just a little bit upset at the second score because I used to get a better score than in the first one. Today, it was the opposite.

I had my best performance today. It was great and the most important thing for me.

I have to take the medicine to keep skating. When I have flare-ups, I have to increase the dose and that drains my energy. But I'm all right at present.

You never know what can happen,

I am happy. I skated well. This is a competition and sometimes things don't go as you'd like them to.

That's life and you can't change anything, you know.

That's life again. We can't decide what we like.

I don't feel anything right now. I am just preparing, that's it.

I'm happy because I got another medal. It's a competition and it's ice and anything can happen.

I don't know what happened. I just didn't feel good today.

I felt so bad yesterday. Today I felt better, much more comfortable. You could see it in the practice.

I can't answer how I feel psychologically about the Games because it's a competition and you never know what's going to happen. All I know is that it's ice and it's very slippery.

You will never know what will happen in the competition, but I will try to do it.