“I love figure skating and what I am able to express creatively. I want to leave a legacy in the sport.” WantAbleSportsFiguresLegacySkatingFigure Skating Author:Patrick Chan
“I figure the faster I pedal, the faster I can retire.” I CanSportsFiguresFasterRetiringFigure SkatingPedals Author:Lance Armstrong
“Kids don't know the language of figure skating. If you ask them to do a compulsory figure, they don't know how to, and that's so important for the edge quality. I think that's why the older skaters are still as popular as they are - because they have that quality that people are missing in this generation.” PeopleIfsThinkingKnowsStillsImportantKidsAsksLanguageSportsQualityKnow HowGenerationsMissingFiguresEdgesSkatingThis GenerationFigure SkatingCompulsorySkater Author:Brian Boitano
“Figure skating was a pretty individual sport. I've grown up a lot since those days and enjoy being part of a team now. Being a doctor is about working with nurses, therapists, anesthesiologists, and I've learned more about team play being a doctor than when I was in sports.” PlayIndividualSportsEnjoyTeamFiguresDoctorsI've LearnedNurseTherapistsSkatingFigure Skating Author:Debi Thomas
“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.” WantedSchoolGuyGirlSportsFriendshipFiguresHigh SchoolJuniorsSkatingFigure SkatingJunior HighSissyHigh School Junior Author:Scott Hamilton
“Male figure skating is different than female figure skating; we're not America's sweetheart.” DifferentAmericaSportsFiguresFemaleMalesSkatingFigure SkatingSweetheart Author:Scott Hamilton
“And so figure skating was a great vehicle for me to kind of be competitive at something, without having to be big.” KindBigsSportsFiguresVehicleSkatingFigure Skating Author:Scott Hamilton
“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.” TwoHardNightSportsLevelsMinutesFiguresProveHighestSevenInternationalIceSkatingFigure SkatingProving Yourself Author:Scott Hamilton
“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.” PeopleMadeSportsEmotionCryFiguresInspireCheerSkatingFigure SkatingDiving Author:Frank Carroll
“I didn't want to be the sissy figure skater, you know.” KnowsWantSportsFiguresFigure SkatingSkaterSissy Author:Scott Hamilton