Figure Skating Quotes

• Without strength and courage it's really hard to perform at the highest levels of international figure skating, because you're alone on the ice and you only have seven minutes over two nights to prove yourself.

  Scott Hamilton

  Sports, Night, Ice

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• Figure skating is a mixture of art and sport.

  Katarina Witt

  Sports, Art, Skating

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• And the fact that I liked to show off and be the center of attention really lends itself to figure skating very well.

  Scott Hamilton

  Skating, Attention, Facts

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• Figure skating is an unlikely Olympic event but its good television. It's sort of a combination of gymnastics and ballet. A little sexy too which doesn't hurt.

  Andy Rooney

  Sexy, Hurt, Gymnastics

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• And so figure skating was a great vehicle for me to kind of be competitive at something, without having to be big.

  Scott Hamilton

  Sports, Skating, Kind

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• 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

  Real, Life Changing, Titles

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• Male figure skating is different than female figure skating; we're not America's sweetheart.

  Scott Hamilton

  Sports, America, Males

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• Half of figure skating is opinion, convincing judges.

  Scott Hamilton

  Judging, Skating, Half

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• I think for me it was a natural transition to move full time into acting rather than figure skating.

  Julie Benz

  Moving, Thinking, Acting

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• Ice dance should not be seen as a rigid conformist form of figure skating. There is a great deal of freedom and originality to be had.

  Robin Cousins

  Athlete, Ice, Skating

  "Cousins Continues to Entertain". Golden Skate Interview, goldenskate.com. December 6, 2003.

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• I think skating helped me find myself.

  Peggy Fleming

  Sports, Thinking, Skating

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• 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.

  Scott Hamilton

  Friendship, Girl, Sports

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• Figure skating is theatrical. It's artistic. It's elegant. It's extremely athletic. And there's a very specific audience for that.

  Johnny Weir

  Athletic, Skating, Artistic

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• It's everything for me. Without figure skating, I am nothing.

  Evgeni Plushenko

  Bad Ass, Skating, Figures

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• High sticking, tripping, slashing, spearing, charging, hooking, fighting, unsportsmanlike conduct, interference, roughing......everything else is just figure skating.

  Scotty Bowman

  Funny, Fighting, Hockey

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• Skating is big in Chicago. There's a lot of hockey; a lot of the boys play hockey. And figure skating is big.

  Joan Cusack

  Hockey, Boys, Play

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• At school I fought sometimes. Kids were saying that figure skating is sport for the girls. Then I had to prove them wrong.

  Evgeni Plushenko

  Girl, Sports, School

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• Literally falling on the ice and having to pick yourself up in front of thousands of people is not an easy thing to do. The thing that you learn is to pick yourself back up, to learn from your mistakes.

  Michelle Kwan

  Sports, Mistake, Fall

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• To me, figure skating is a diving sport. It's a sport made by the gods. It inspires people to cry, it inspires people to cheer, it pulls the emotions out of people.

  Frank Carroll

  Sports, Cheer, People

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• A skater goes through a lot of different feelings during a competition. Staying calm is the key point. You feel a little anxious, a little nervous, a little unsettled. That's when you've got to trust your feelings, trust your abilities. Believe in what you have worked for so long to achieve. Have faith in yourself.

  Elvis Stojko

  Believe, Keys, Long

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• I didn't lose the gold. I won the silver.

  Michelle Kwan

  Positive, Sports, Winning

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• ...Competitive Skaters must be prepared for a lot of work, challenges, self-discipline, and motivation. The desire must be there, but more importantly, your love for the sport.

  Oksana Baiul

  Sports, Motivation, Self

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• Once you figure out who you are and what you love about yourself, I think it all kinda falls into place.

  Jennifer Aniston

  Fall, Love Yourself, Thinking

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• I didn't want to be the sissy figure skater, you know.

  Scott Hamilton

  Sports, Want, Figures

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• I always write with music. It takes me a while to figure out the right piece of music for what I'm working on. Once I figure it out, that's the only thing I'll play.

  Kate DiCamillo

  Writing, Play, Pieces

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