Skating Quotes - Page 6

• Kat and I were in our 20s when we won in '88. Our personalities were already established. We were ready to move on to a life of professional skating.

  Brian Boitano

  Sports, Moving, Personality

  "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• Just a whole different style, just a whole different way of going about an audience and a way about skating. And they are so brilliant in their own way, which is great, and that's what Brian was saying; is the styles are different, and it's the whole mentality.

  Elvis Stojko

  Sports, Style, Different

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• But after a few minutes of convincing myself that I really wanted to go - telling myself that I love skating and that my coach is there waiting for me - I would get up and go. And my mother would always get up and eat breakfast with me!

  Nancy Kerrigan

  Sports, Mother, Waiting

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• I was a tomboy who liked to play rough just like my two older brothers. That's probably why I liked the athletic part of skating - especially the jumping!

  Nancy Kerrigan

  Sports, Brother, Jumping

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• Every four years, I'll watch figure skating, but I'm no closer to buying tights.

  N.D. Wilson

  Years, Watches, Tights

  N. D. Wilson (2013). “Notes From The Tilt-A-Whirl: Wide-Eyed Wonder in God's Spoken World”, p.14, Thomas Nelson

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• Our family life, before figure skating turned it upside down, seemed normal. Our town of Riverside, Connecticut, was part of Greenwich, and we had the advantage of their wonderful community, with great beaches and beautiful parks.

  Dorothy Hamill

  Beautiful, Beach, Community

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• In my teen years leading up to the Olympics, I loved having the excuse to skip out on parties because of skating. Partying wasnt my thing anyway. Mostly I hung out with other skaters. We were all buddies, so its not like I missed out on socializing. I was really enjoying myself.

  Dorothy Hamill

  Party, Years, Olympics

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• I've always wanted to make a music video with skating and different imagery, something very artistic.

  Johnny Weir

  Different, Video, Artistic

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• To me, figure skating is an art form, and that's what I always try to bring in, even to my competitive programs.

  Johnny Weir

  Art, Trying, Program

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• To me, skating should look effortless even when you're doing the hardest of elements.

  Johnny Weir

  Elements, Looks, Should

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• Being in the public eye is part of what I do, and taking on a multitude of different projects - television, radio, fashion, writing or deep-sea diving - is a blessing. It is also how I pay my bills and fund my own skating, as I don't have a sponsor or financial help from my federation.

  Johnny Weir

  Fashion, Eye, Writing

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• Figure skating is a bit dated - it's like that tweed jacket you pull out of the back of your closet from time to time, and I'm going to try to Chanel it up a little bit.

  Johnny Weir

  Trying, Tweed, Littles

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• Figure skating is theatrical, and a part of it is wearing costumes. My costumes were very over-the-top and outrageous for figure skating. But for me, it's all beautiful. Even when nobody else believed they were beautiful, I felt beautiful in them.

  Johnny Weir

  Beautiful, Costumes, Figures

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• I am an American man, and in America, we still think of figure skaters as little girls in pretty, sparkly dresses - I worked very hard to change the perception and image of figure skating, and I think I've done a great job on my end, but in figure skating, taste needs to evolve.

  Johnny Weir

  Girl, Jobs, Men

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• I got into figure skating for the art of it, as well as the sport, and how much I love it. And, you know, I do everything that I want. I march to my own drummer. Sometimes people have an issue with that, and I can't control it.

  Johnny Weir

  Sports, Art, Issues

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• In figure skating, your body can only last for so long. I can't be 50 and trying to skate but I can be 50 and be in fashion, so I have to look to my future and what I want to achieve.

  Johnny Weir

  Fashion, Long, Trying

  "Olympic Figure Skater Johnny Weir Wants A Career In Fashion!". Yahoo! Sports Interview, hollywoodlife.com. February 19, 2010.

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• The skating community is very fickle. And with me, they're especially fickle for whatever reason. Maybe I bring it on myself, but if you don't prove yourself and you don't skate consistently, then they can very easily write you off and bring somebody from behind you and put them in your place.

  Johnny Weir

  Writing, Community, Fickle

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• Snowboarding's tough, because you've got to go to the mountains. For me, I love the skateboard season because I get to hangout at home and still be skating. I don't have to travel to Norway or Japan or these crazy places to be snowboarding.

  Shaun White

  Travel, Crazy, Home

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• When I came back to skating, everyone was like 'Oh you're the snowboard guy.'

  Shaun White

  Guy

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• Ice dance should not be seen as a rigid conformist form of figure skating. There is a great deal of freedom and originality to be had.

  Robin Cousins

  Athlete, Ice, Originality

  "Cousins Continues to Entertain". Golden Skate Interview, goldenskate.com. December 6, 2003.

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• Production was what I always wanted to do, even when I was skating. I'm a bit of a sponge. When I was going around competing I was always asking, 'What does that light do?' If you want to be successful, you have to understand what people are doing around you.

  Robin Cousins

  Athlete, Successful, Light

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• Skating everywhere is unpredictable, no amount of money or facilities is going to create a skating star. You have to have a skater who is dedicated, passionate, and willing to learn.

  Robin Cousins

  Stars, Athlete, Passionate

  "Cousins Continues to Entertain". Golden Skate Interview, goldenskate.com. December 6, 2003.

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• Skating is now retro and hip.

  Robin Cousins

  Athlete, Hips, Retro

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• Skateistan's not just about skating. It’s giving people life skills and hope for the future.

  Tony Hawk

  Skills, People, Giving

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• We are very excited with the roster of skaters that are coming. It's the first time New Jersey has been awarded an event of this caliber in the skating world. It's definitely important to the area because we hear all the time that there are not enough major sporting events in South Jersey. It's a great opportunity to have such an event.

  Susan Ward

  Opportunity, Important, Events

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