The Long Program: Skating Toward Life's...
A source page for quotes linked to Peggy Fleming.
“The first thing is to love your sport. Never do it to please someone else. It has to be yours.”
“The ultimate goal should be doing your best and enjoying it.”
“Skating was the vessel into which I could pour my heart and soul”
“Giving life to music through skating was something I wanted to be known for”
“In 1968, in the midst of the tumultuous 1960s, the Olympics were much more than just another event”
“My sport taught me what I could do with my talents, whether in the rink or in the rest of my life”
“As a young child, I played the violin. I think that that started the spark”
“We Wanted to be Achievers, But Being an Achievers didn't Mean That You Stopped Being a Woman.”