Skating Quotes

At an early age I told myself I would never quit skating, I would never quit riding BMX and being a motorcycle junkie. I just can't stop doing those things.

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!

Everything that I've ever been able to accomplish in skating and in life has come out of adversity and perseverance.

Skating was put on the map, supposedly from me Everybody made a life and a livelihood, um, except me.

If I had never won a single medal, I'd still be skating in a rink somewhere. There wouldn't be an audience or camera flashes or autograph seekers, but I'd still be skating.

What I love the most is getting on the ice and just popping in a fabulous CD and skating - all by myself, the rink completely empty, just me and the music.

I think I was around 15 when my Dad was 40 and thought, "Man he's old. There's no way I'll be skating at that age."

If you are a complete perfectionist, then the truth is that this ice skating business will drive you a little crazy!

For a long time, just skating in the Olympics had been my goal because not many Koreans had done it.

Memories just get richer with time.

I instantly connected with the sport and I have fond memories of growing up on my skating rink that my dad made for us in our backyard.

You've got to experiment to figure out what works.

Skating has so many styles. Once you pick up a skateboard, you'll find out that it's not a hobby, it's not a sport, it's a lifestyle.

I love figure skating and what I am able to express creatively. I want to leave a legacy in the sport.

Before you get to the strip club, you've got to go through the skating rinks.

If I'm on skates, I feel at home no matter what I'm doing. If they wanted me to sing and dance I think I could do it just becauseI was on skates. When I'm not on skates, though, I feel very strange.

I was more interested in skating and the girls and traveling than I was in calculus.

When I left prison, I had to figure out how to embrace my past.

I think everyone is trying to figure out who they are and their own thing.

Skating can make you feel athletic, graceful, beautiful.

Classic music will always come across better on the ice because skating has such a rich history, rooted in tradition.

My dad worked several jobs to pay for my expense in skating.

Style is that which indicates how the writer takes himself and what he is saying. It is the mind skating circles around itself as it moves forward.

I get to see the different sides of skating now which involves not only competing, but entertainment.

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.

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

For me, skateboarding is a lifestyle. I really don't know anything different. My life revolves around skating. If I wasn't a professional skateboarder, I'd still be skating every day.

I believe in myself and in Saint Therese.

My coaches have told me my muscles and body structure are perfect for skating.

So-Youn has good qualities in both jump and power, triple combination is her biggest strength and she also has great artistic value in her skating.

I started skating and I kind of liked it because I could run circles around the guys that wouldn't pick me to play baseball.

Acting is like roller skating. Once you know how to do it, it is neither stimulating nor exciting.

The film is not a success until it makes money. It's only good when there's a dollar figure attached to the box office.

I'm a dirty kid, I like to be outside, I like to run about, I like to get messy. So I spent a lot of time outside as a kid, skating and just being a disaster.

Pairs skating and singles are two different things. Although some skaters have achieved this successfully, it is a very difficult transition. You’re looking at double work.

And still I'm not completely happy with my skating. I always feel I can do more and climb higher.

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.

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.

It's a cliche, but there really is no handbook about the celebrity thing; you have to figure it out as you go along

For me, I'm a skateboarder.If I'm not skating then I'm going crazy. The big deals, if I'm not skating, it's not worth it.

I'm supposed to relax and concentrate on the image of myself out there skating my race.

Society is like a large piece of frozen water; and skating well is the great art of social life.

The past couple years training with Kurt have really brought inspiration into my skating.

There were a couple of years where I was skating and acting at the same time.

I just try to touch people's hearts in a way through skating, so they're not just witnessing a performance, they're feeling a performance and they're a part of it.

It was a long period of time where I tried to figure out what worked, what didn't work.

I didn't want to be the sissy figure skater, you know.

Always looked up to Brian and his skating, I loved his skating and what he had done for the sport. And the triple axel, that was the thing, and I wanted a triple axel.

I love skating so much and I feel like every time I step out onto the ice, that's what I'm meant to do.

I don't have a no-trade clause. I figure someone is going to pick me up.