I think that ballet and skating definitely go hand in hand, especially growing up at Ballet West, which is an incredible academy.

As a kid growing up, I didn't want to tell any of my classmates I did figure-skating because I knew they'd be like, 'Oh, you're a skater, you're gay, blah blah blah.' So I kept it to myself. Once I started getting to more of an elite level, I didn't really care what people thought, though.

I like the challenge and instant gratification of landing a new jump or learning a new element. That made me fall in love with the sport.

Half of learning a new element is just getting over the fear of doing it. Once you mentally prepare yourself enough to do the jump, that is really half the battle.

So when folks talk about the deficit and leaving the deficit for our children, we will never get out of debt had this country until people get back to work, until they have good-paying jobs, and in between times, we will not move this economy forward until we are helping people be able to keep going in this recession.

Somebody who really inspired me to wanna start writing songs is The-Dream, so if The-Dream was to hit me up and be like, 'Yo you wanna do this?,' I'd be all for it. I would love that, actually.

At Atletico, I always played with older players, sometimes out of position. I'd keep going back until I beat them.

Inspiration is basically just saying how I accomplished my goals or how I am accomplishing my goals.