#skating

So the programs all start to all look the same. I watched one free skating competition, and I thought I was watching a short program. Everyone was doing exactly the same elements. ↗

— Brian Boitano

#doing #elements #everyone #exactly #free

That's what amateur skating is about, technical expertise, and it should always stay that way. ↗

— Brian Boitano

#always #amateur #expertise #should #skating

Skating has always been a major area of interest to me. ↗

— Sasha Cohen

#area #been #interest #major #me

When the going got tough, I really had to draw on many of the same competitive instincts I did when I was skating. I really had to put my head down and stay positive. I had to fight. ↗

— Peggy Fleming

#did #down #draw #fight #going

Giving life to music through skating was something I wanted to be known for. ↗

— Peggy Fleming

#i #known #life #music #skating

All I know is that skating is getting better, the guys are getting better throughout the whole age range. ↗

— Elvis Stojko

#better #getting #getting better #guys #i

I didn't get into skating to be famous. ↗

— Eric Heiden

#get #i #into #skating

There's something about putting on a pair of skates, and getting out there and moving like nobody else can. Freedom is a word that comes to mind. ↗

— Randy Gardner

#skating #sports #freedom

The problem with winter sports is that -- follow me closely here -- they generally take place in winter. ↗

— Dave Barry

#humor #ice-fishing #ice-skating #skiing #snow-camping

I was passionate. I found something that I loved. I could be all alone in a big old skating rink and nobody could get near me and I didn't have to talk to anybody because of my shyness. It was great. I was in my fantasy world. ↗

— Dorothy Hamill

#anybody #because #big #could #fantasy