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Figure Skater

Kristi Yamaguchi is a renowned figure skater, born on July 12, 1971. She won multiple championships in competitions organized by the International Skating Union (ISU) and claimed the gold medal in the women's singles event at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics. Yamaguchi is known for her elegant skating skills and artistic performances.

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“As a professional, I think we're not being judged solely on technical ability anymore. People really want to be entertained and enjoy what they're watching.”

People Thinking Want Enjoy Ability Judged Being Judged

Author:Kristi Yamaguchi

“I don't know how many people really knew who I was before the Olympics and that's the fun thing of the Olympics - you get to know someone who captures your heart, hopefully.”

People Knows Heart Fun Know How Hopefully Capture Olympics Fun Things

Author:Kristi Yamaguchi

“I don't mind the sparkle - I think it's kind of a tradition in skating. I don't think the men really need sparkles, but for the women it's part of the glamour of our sport.”

Thinking Men Needs Mind Kind Sports He Man Tradition Glamour Skating Sparkle

Author:Kristi Yamaguchi

“I learned to put 100 percent into what you're doing. I learned about setting goals for yourself, knowing where you want to be and taking small steps toward those goals. I learned about adversity and how to get past it.”

Want Past Goal Steps Knowing Percent Adversity Setting Settings Setting Goals Small Steps

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“I never wanted to feel I hadn't worked hard enough.”

Feels Hard Enough Wanted

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“I'm always looking for inspiring ways to stay motivated and stay active.”

Way Active Motivated Stay Motivated

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“Once you have a child, your heart is forever outside your body. I totally understand that now.”

Heart Children Body Forever Your Body

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“I'm kind of a homebody. My husband says I like to just stay home and do nothing, but that's just how I am.”

Kind Home Husband My Husband Homebodies

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“My experience at the 1992 Winter Olympics was my fulfillment of dreaming the Impossible Dream.”

Dream Impossible Winter Fulfillment Olympics Impossible Dream Winter Olympics

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“Now, I am thrilled to be a wife and mother, and I hope to be as good of a mother as my own mother, Carole.”

Mother My Own Wife Wives And Mothers

Author:Kristi Yamaguchi

“There are two or three performances in your life that are absolutely on, where all the planets are lined up for you and you feel you're invincible.”

Feels Two Three Planets Performances Invincible

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“Skating was something I really wanted to do; my parents knew nothing about it. They said they'd support me as long as I was trying my hardest and enjoying it.”

Trying Long Said Wanted Parent Enjoy Support Hardest They Said Skating Support Me Trying My Hardest

Author:Kristi Yamaguchi

“Training for the Olympics was a lifelong endeavor and took many years.”

Years Training Endeavor Olympics Lifelong Training For The Olympics

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“I've realized how precious life is. When I was younger, I was more adventurous. I felt invincible. I was game for everything. As a mom, I don't want to get injured because then I can't take care of my kids.”

Want I Can Care Kids Life Is Games Felt Mom Take Care Injured Adventurous Invincible Precious Life How Precious Life Is

Author:Kristi Yamaguchi

“With 30,000 deaths and 200,000 hospitalizations from the seasonal flu, those numbers are certainly higher than what we've seen of the swine flu. Protecting yourself from both viruses is very important.”

Important Numbers Higher Viruses Flu Swine Swine Flu

Author:Kristi Yamaguchi

“In terms of my career, having the gold definitely changed my life. The Olympics are different, you know? They're every four years and it's such a small group.”

Knows Years Different Term Careers Four Groups Changed Gold Four Years Olympics Changed My Life Small Groups

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“I've always worked closely with the designers and whoever's making the costumes. Comfort is the last thing you want on your mind when you're competing. In an ideal situation, you'll have something where you'll put it on and you're fine and you don't have to worry about it at all.”

Want Mind Lasts Situation Worry Fine Comfort Ideals Designer Competing Costumes

Author:Kristi Yamaguchi

“Probably a few weeks after I was born I started having casts put on my legs to straighten them out. After that corrective shoes and with a brace in between.”

Born Week Shoes Casts Legs Braces

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“Everything that happened in '92 was more than I had dreamed of... winning the U.S. title for the first time and then doing so well at the Olympics... It seemed to wrap things up so perfectly. I couldn't help thinking, 'How could I top that?'”

Thinking Firsts Wells Helping Winning Happened First Time Titles Olympics Wraps

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“The skaters a lot of times do their own hair and makeup before they compete. That was always kind of a ritual...that calming, quiet time where you can just do your hair and makeup. And then I would always lace up my right skate before my left one.”

Kind Left Hair Quiet Makeup Ritual Skates Lace Calming Skater Quiet Time Hair And Makeup

Author:Kristi Yamaguchi

“I feel like I missed out on the regular high school social life, but that's the way I chose to be.”

Way Feels School Social High School Social Life

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“Growing up as an athlete, I started skating very young. My parents didn't know anything about the sport, so they went with the flow. I had two great coaches who gave great advice and gave guidelines for my parents. My parents let the coaches dictate what was going on on the ice.”

Knows Two Young Sports Parent Growing Up Growing Advice Flow Athlete Coaches Ice Skating Guidelines Great Coach Great Advice

Author:Kristi Yamaguchi

“I'd try to channel my nervous energy in a positive way into strength and endurance. It didn't always work.”

Way Trying Energy Nervous Endurance

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“One of my mottos not only just in skating but in life in general and I try to enforce it as well, is like no regrets and just like going for it.”

Trying Wells Regret Motto No Regrets Skating My Motto Going For It

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“Winning in women's singles felt surreal. I felt that everything I had done - the hard work, the tough times - was all worth it.”

Hard Done Winning Felt Hard Work Tough Worth It Tough Times Surreal Singles

Author:Kristi Yamaguchi

“I didn't want to skate for someone else or for certain marks.”

Want Certain Mark Skates

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“The good feeling I get from contributing rivals anything I felt on the Olympic stand in Albertville.”

Feelings Felt Rivals Contributing Good Feeling

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“An athlete gains so much knowledge by just participating in a sport. Focus, discipline, hard work, goal setting and, of course, the thrill of finally achieving your goals. These are all lessons in life.”

“Every day, someone realizes a dream. I believe dreams help light our darkness and give us the push we need to move across the rink of life.”

Needs Giving Believe Helping Dream Light Moving I Believe Sports Realizing Darkness Motivational Sports

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“I always try to start out with some type of goal. Then I work backward and think of what I need to do to get there, and give myself smaller goals that are more immediate”

Thinking Needs Giving Trying Goal Type

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“As a teenager especially, I just wanted to do my thing and not be noticed.”

Wanted Teenager

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“Before turning pro, I would never have just left my skates sitting in the locker room unattended.”

Left Rooms Sitting Skates Lockers Locker Room

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“At 6 years old, the ice became a place for me to express myself. Because I was so shy off the ice, it became my safe haven, with music and freedom and self-expression. That was my emotional outlet.”

Years Self Havens Emotional Expression Safe Ice Shy Outlets Self Expression Safe Haven

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“Being an athlete, you know how to train and prepare your body for a performance and you're able to do it under pressure.”

Knows Body Motivational Able Know How Performances Pressure Train Athlete Your Body Under Pressure

Author:Kristi Yamaguchi

“Childhood reading is so important.”

Important Reading Childhood

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“Dorothy Hamill was my big idol as a kid. She'd won the Olympics in 1976. She was America's sweetheart with her personality, her talent, her haircut.”

Bigs Kids America Talent Personality Idols Olympics Haircuts Sweetheart

Author:Kristi Yamaguchi

“Figure skaters have awful perceptions of hockey players.”

Player Figures Perception Awful Hockey Skater Hockey Player

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“Having achieved my own dreams, I want to give to kids who are less fortunate, who struggle with everyday obstacles. I want to give them something positive in their lives: support.”

Want Giving Dream Kids My Own Support Struggle Everyday Obstacles Fortunate Less Fortunate

Author:Kristi Yamaguchi

“I burnt myself out of skating. I was ready to focus on being a mom.”

Focus Ready Mom Being A Mom Skating

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“The past couple years training with Kurt have really brought inspiration into my skating.”

Years Inspiration Past Couple Training Skating

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“Searching for funds to continue my skating career when I was 17, I called the Women's Sports Foundation in New York. The intern who answered the phone suggested that I might be a great candidate for the Travel and Training fund, and she sent me an application form. I applied for a grant. With the funds I was awarded, I bought a new pair of skates and a plane ticket to the 1988 National Championships, where I achieved my highest national finish. Four years later, I won the gold medal at the 1992 Olympic Games.”

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Born: July 12, 1971
Known for: Figure Skater
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