Katarina Witt is a former German figure skater who is renowned for her elegant skating skills and numerous international victories. She achieved great success in the 1980s and early 1990s, winning multiple world championships and Olympic gold medals.
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“When I get up, I have a cup of coffee, surf the Internet, then do a half-hour run.”
“When I go out on the ice, I just think about my skating. I forget it is a competition.”
“It's hard work to make a four-minute program look effortless and elegant.”
“I was the very first athlete in East Germany allowed to go professional.”
“Money was never the motivation. It never should be in sports.”
“Every man prefers to look at a well-shaped woman instead of a rubber ball.”
“I can't say, 'It doesn't matter if you win or lose.' It's not true. You go in to win.”
“Almost nothing is presented to you on a silver platter. You have to really work for it.”
“I hope that I can maintain my skating as long as possible.”
Source: Only with Passion: Figure Skating's Most Winning Champion on Competition and Life
“I never really like to skate in an empty ice rink; I always need the attention of an audience.”
“I was an athlete. And I proved I didn't win just because I was pretty. I was good, too.”
“I'm the sort of person who needs a big mountain in front of me to climb.”
“Skating taught me to set a goal and to block out other things and just focus on this one thing.”
“The desire to really compete again has been there for a long time.”