I think I was born to be a figure skater, I think it was fate, and I thank God for letting it happen. Evgeni Plushenko More Quotes by Evgeni Plushenko More Quotes From Evgeni Plushenko What worries me though, is that after all those victories people don't see me as a human being anymore. I am not a machine, I have a heart beating in my chest -not an engine, there's blood in my veins- not oil. I know pain and fatigue. I can lose but I will strive to win everything. Evgeni Plushenko pain winning heart It's everything for me. Without figure skating, I am nothing. Evgeni Plushenko bad-ass skating figures My main competitor is myself. Evgeni Plushenko competitors ass bad-ass I skate for the fans. It's not as fun without them there supporting me. I get energy from them and I want to skate well for them. They relax me. They make me happy when I skate for them. I feel the Americans like me more and more each time I tour. Evgeni Plushenko bad-ass relax fun Viktor Petrenko and I met at a competition, where I beat him completely accidentally. I felt so embarrassed in front of my idol. Evgeni Plushenko bad-ass competition idols It doesn't matter what kind of result will be in the end. I already win for myself. Evgeni Plushenko bad-ass matter winning If the Olympic champion doesn't know how to jump quad, I don't know. Now it's not figure skating. Now it's dancing. Evgeni Plushenko bad-ass champion dancing I'm a wealthy man now. I've got a flat, a car, I have enough money to buy food. I skate to make the people happy. If somebody skates to earn money, I don't care. I skate for the people. Besides, it's pleasant to supply Russia with gold medals. Evgeni Plushenko bad-ass russia men This one doesn't exist. The prettiest girl and the best car don't exist as well. Evgeni Plushenko bad-ass car girl I just adore jumping. I do the rest as it is supposed to be done. Evgeni Plushenko bad-ass jumping done At school I fought sometimes. Kids were saying that figure skating is sport for the girls. Then I had to prove them wrong. Evgeni Plushenko girl sports school I try not to think about marks, the first place or gold medal. The most important thing is to show what you are capable of on ice. The rest will come on its own. Evgeni Plushenko bad-ass ice thinking I can skate beautifully. While performing on ice I always try to please the audience and to win as well. Being artistic is very important to get the audience on your side. As for a competition, you can't win without strong technical content. Evgeni Plushenko bad-ass strong winning