Skating Quotes - page 6

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. (Kristi Yamaguchi)
The past couple years training with Kurt have really brought inspiration into my skating. View quote
Kristi Yamaguchi
I burnt myself out of skating. I was ready to focus on being a mom. View quote
Kristi Yamaguchi
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. View quote
Kristi Yamaguchi
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. View quote
Kristi Yamaguchi
Doing shows is always a side of skating that I've loved, it's the performing. I get to do that without the pressure, it's always fun between the skaters and the preparation, the show is always so much fun. View quote
Kurt Browning
I love how my sport reaches out to people with the music and story lines, the glory of standing up for three or four minutes of tough, arduous, gravity-defying skating and all the stuff that goes with it. View quote
Kurt Browning
When I go out on the ice, I just think about my skating. I forget it is a competition. View quote
Katarina Witt
When I saw the 2010 Games and speed skating, I had a change of heart. I had always dreamed of being an Olympian, and something clicked inside of me. I knew I had to move to Salt Lake City and make this dream a reality. View quote
Brittany Bowe
When I was a kid. I had traveled the world by the time I was 13 years old because of all the competitions I did for inline skating. View quote
Brittany Bowe
It was always so nice to step away from figure skating and school with hockey. To this day I'm still a huge fan. (Charlie White)
The main thing for me now is figure skating, which I intend to devote more than one year. View quote
Julia Lipnitskaya
Charlie and I discovered at a really young at that we had a passion for figure skating, and I think that passion drives us to work every day to improve and grow. We have really learned to love our sport more and more, year to year. And the hard work really pays off. View quote
Meryl Davis
I started skating when I was six years old. View quote
Nancy Kerrigan
I took some time off to enjoy my life, but figure skating is something I love and something I will continue doing for the rest of my life. View quote
Oksana Baiul
Injuries are a huge thing for skating. I think skating is a very unnatural sport for the body, very tough on the joints. View quote
Patrick Chan
My parents are very good parents and have already said that they will look after me until the end of my skating career. View quote
Patrick Chan
I tried all kinds of sports when I was a kid, like soccer and tennis and golf, and, in fact, started skating to be able to play hockey. View quote
Patrick Chan
I know that, in hockey, the object of the game is simple in that you have to get the puck into the net. With figure skating, it's not as simple, and there is a ton of work that goes into it. View quote
Patrick Chan
I love figure skating and what I am able to express creatively. I want to leave a legacy in the sport. View quote
Patrick Chan
The best indication is that I still love to ski on most anything, from skating gear to heavy metal. (Paul Parker)
Skating was the vessel into which I could pour my heart and soul. View quote
Peggy Fleming
Giving life to music through skating was something I wanted to be known for. View quote
Peggy Fleming
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. View quote
Robin Cousins
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. View quote
Robin Cousins