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Sasha Cohen talks about her views and feelings about the upcoming olympic season taken from http://www.sashacohen.com
Why did you take time off?
Sasha: I felt very burned out after 2006. I took a break and realized how special skating is for me. How it defined me and gave me a sense of purpose and how I love to perform for people. Coming back this year I feel very fresh. It feels like my first Olympics, my first nationals and I'm so excited to be back. I know I would regret it if I didn't come back and challenge myself.
Q: What made you want to compete again?
Sasha: I realized how much I had missed competitive figure skating, and felt I had one more Olympics in me. The challenge, being on an Olympic platform, competing for the whole world and showing them what you have trained your whole life for is magical. I still feel I have a lot left in me I can improve upon and be an even better skater than I was the last two Games.
Q: How difficult will be to get to the Olympics?
Sasha: I'm thinking big. I'm demanding a lot from myself. This is what I really want to do and the fear of failure is not going to stop me from trying. This is my last chance to do something like this again and I didn't want it to pass me by.
Why did you take time off?
Sasha: I felt very burned out after 2006. I took a break and realized how special skating is for me. How it defined me and gave me a sense of purpose and how I love to perform for people. Coming back this year I feel very fresh. It feels like my first Olympics, my first nationals and I'm so excited to be back. I know I would regret it if I didn't come back and challenge myself.
Q: What made you want to compete again?
Sasha: I realized how much I had missed competitive figure skating, and felt I had one more Olympics in me. The challenge, being on an Olympic platform, competing for the whole world and showing them what you have trained your whole life for is magical. I still feel I have a lot left in me I can improve upon and be an even better skater than I was the last two Games.
Q: How difficult will be to get to the Olympics?
Sasha: I'm thinking big. I'm demanding a lot from myself. This is what I really want to do and the fear of failure is not going to stop me from trying. This is my last chance to do something like this again and I didn't want it to pass me by.
Posted on 25 May 2009 by Becky
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