“On the lip of the Grand Canyon. I've always wanted to do that. My very first TV special out of the Olympics was on a glacier in Alaska. Right after that one, I went and pitched this idea to skate in three National Parks. Like Voyageurs National Park, because it freezes over and you have these little islands that you can skate around. [The networks] were like, 'Way too expensive.'” WayFirstsLittlesIdeasWantedThreeSportsSpecialTvsLipsIslandsParksExpensiveOlympicsFreezeAlaskaSkatesCanyonsNational ParksGlaciersGrand Canyon Author:Brian Boitano
“I wanted to learn how to skate backwards and they wouldn't help me and they went off and left me on my own.” HelpingWantedLeftSportsMy OwnHelp MeBackwardsSkates Author:Dorothy Hamill
“Leadership is one of sports intangibles. Guys can score, guys can fight, guys can skate faster than anybody else. But not everybody can say, Follow me.” GuyFightingSportsFasterScoreFollow MeSkates Author:Paul Coffey