Retired 2010 Olympic champion figure skater Yuna Kim reportedly said nearly 90 percent of her career “was filled with hardship and struggle” during a 12-minute question-and-answer session at the Doha Goals Forum in Los Angeles on Monday.
“But a few moments of happiness, which came after great achievement, kept me motivated and enabled me to try even harder,” Kim said, according to the Chosun Ilbo.
You can watch all of Kim’s session here, which includes a highlight montage of her career in English and the questions and answers in Korean.
Later, Kim played badminton with nine-time U.S. champion Michelle Kwan as part of a Special Olympics event.
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— Judy Kang (@JudyKang_inLA) July 28, 2015