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Being an athlete, you know how to train and prepare your body for a performance and you're able to do it under pressure. ↗

— Kristi Yamaguchi

#athlete #being #body #how #know

Dorothy Hamill was my big idol as a kid. She'd won the Olympics in 1976. She was America's sweetheart with her personality, her talent, her haircut. ↗

— Kristi Yamaguchi

#big #dorothy #haircut #her #idol

Figure skaters have awful perceptions of hockey players. ↗

— Kristi Yamaguchi

#figure #hockey #hockey players #key players #perceptions

Having achieved my own dreams, I want to give to kids who are less fortunate, who struggle with everyday obstacles. I want to give them something positive in their lives: support. ↗

— Kristi Yamaguchi

#achieved #dreams #everyday #fortunate #give

I always try to start out with some type of goal. Then I work backward and think of what I need to do to get there, and give myself smaller goals that are more immediate. ↗

— Kristi Yamaguchi

#backward #get #give #goal #goals

I burnt myself out of skating. I was ready to focus on being a mom. ↗

— Kristi Yamaguchi

#burnt #focus #i #mom #myself

I don't know how many people really knew who I was before the Olympics and that's the fun thing of the Olympics - you get to know someone who captures your heart, hopefully. ↗

— Kristi Yamaguchi

#captures #fun #fun thing #get #heart

Our strategy is to defend ourselves against an occupying army and against settlers and settlements. ↗

— Ahmed Yassin

#army #defend #occupying #our #ourselves

The excitement of learning separates youth from old age. As long as you're learning you're not old. ↗

— Rosalyn S. Yalow

#excitement #learning #long #old #old age

I don't mind the sparkle - I think it's kind of a tradition in skating. I don't think the men really need sparkles, but for the women it's part of the glamour of our sport. ↗

— Kristi Yamaguchi

#i #i think #kind #men #mind