For as long as I can really remember, I wanted to be a doctor.
Debi Thomas

I am not really sure how I got interested in medicine.
Debi Thomas

I begged my mom to let me start skating.
Debi Thomas

I just thought that it was magical having to glide across the ice.
Debi Thomas

I tell people I'm too stupid to know what's impossible. I have ridiculously large dreams, and half the time they come true.
Debi Thomas

I was always very strong in math, physics and calculus.
Debi Thomas

I watch a lot of professional skating, and I am really looking forward to going to nationals.
Debi Thomas

I would make my mom buy me the toy doctor kit.
Debi Thomas

My skating is a very emotional thing that comes from the heart, never doing it for the medal.
Debi Thomas

Probably the '86 nationals. That was my first real national title and first real statement I ever made in figure skating, and my life changed after I returned.
Debi Thomas

Right now I am doing my residency in orthopedic research.
Debi Thomas

So I went for engineering, specifically product design, which I enjoyed.
Debi Thomas

The Olympics: not one of my better memories.
Debi Thomas

What was most important to me at the Olympics was going out there and performing my best. When I messed up the first jump combination, which was my big move, it hit me that I messed up the program of my life.
Debi Thomas