Athlete Quotes

Fame is a very confusing thing, because you are recognized by a lot of people that you've never seen before, and they're at a great advantage.
From the fall of October, 1980 to March, 1984 I never lost a competition.
Half of figure skating is opinion, convincing judges.
I didn't want to be the sissy figure skater, you know.
I don't think most teachers realize how much impact they have.
I graduated a the top of my class in the '84 Olympic Games; I won a gold medal.
I had a ninth grade teacher who told me I was much smarter and much better than I was allowing myself to be.
I just try to touch people's hearts in a way through skating, so they're not just witnessing a performance, they're feeling a performance and they're a part of it.
I started skating and I kind of liked it because I could run circles around the guys that wouldn't pick me to play baseball.
I was more interested in skating and the girls and traveling than I was in calculus.
I was nine-years-old when I first put on skates.
I'm very accessible. I don't get into this ego thing.
Male figure skating is different than female figure skating; we're not America's sweetheart.
Most other competitions are individual achievements, but the Olympic Games is something that belongs to everybody.
Rationality is not one of this industry's attributes.
So as an amateur Olympic competitor I loved criticism, because it made me better. But now as a professional I don't really know how to channel it or where to take it, so I don't take it quite as well.
That's what makes the Ryder Cup in golf so much better than the Masters or the U.S. Open. To be a part of something that is not about personal achievement, but about representing everyone and sharing it with the whole country, it's wonderful.
The high road is always respected. Honesty and integrity are always rewarded.
The only disability in life is a bad attitude.
What was really funny is that as I got older all those guys who called me a sissy in junior high school wanted me to be their best friend because they wanted to meet all the girls that I knew in figure skating.
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