“It might be a case of earning my stripes. For sure that plays a factor. But maybe it’s a blessing in disguise. Maybe it’s like holding me back, keeping the horse in the gate before the big race, the Olympic Games. It sort of looks like that, and I like to be the guy in that position, ready to seize the moment when it comes.”
And despite his forthrightness on the topic of judging, he said he and Joubert shook hands after the competition Thursday night.
“Of course, he didn’t say anything because he was really upset. But like Evan said, you win some, you lose some. At least now he has medals of every colour.”
“I think if I don’t have the quad next year, and don’t put it out there, people are going to say: ‘OK, Patrick, it’s time to get going. You gotta really put it in, because you need something new. When I’m at practice and I don’t do a quad, I feel like I’m cheating, in a way.
“I just want to make sure I keep my standards up. Sometimes we have those freaky ones that win a worlds and then disappear. If you don’t have a quad in, you guarantee a close match. If you put a quad in, you can really blow away the competition — if you deliver the rest of the program, which unfortunately Brian didn’t. I bet if he had better program, better footwork, better spins and had that quad, he definitely would have taken it home, with a big lead.”
Medusa, he said some nice things as well. He also talks about the quad and his plans with it, which many people have been complaining about. He's a smart kid and knows what is expected out of him.
In other sports, such as hockey, you often see hockey players calling each other out and taking personal shots. Even Roger Federer has said some not so nice things about opponents - and I love him
Sports should be competitive and emotions get in the way sometimes. As I said before, skaters don't always have to be nice all the time.
