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Dorothy Hamill Quotes: I was just ice skating. I had no concept of that. In those days you couldn't see the judges. I was this little person on the ice and they were just people that would stand around the boards.
         

I was just ice skating. I had no concept of that. In those days you couldn't see the judges. I was this little person on the ice and they were just people that would stand around the boards.


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To be the world's best, you have to beat the world's best.



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



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.

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I think I dreamed about competing at the Olympics, maybe hoping to win a gold medal. Not that I ever thought that I would, but I dreamed about it.

I think I dreamed about competing at the Olympics, maybe hoping to win a gold medal. Not that I ever thought that I would, but I dreamed about it.



I wouldn't say that there's ever been an Olympic champion that didn't deserve to win an Olympic Gold Medal.

I wouldn't say that there's ever been an Olympic champion that didn't deserve to win an Olympic Gold Medal.



Every time you go out on the ice, there are slight flaws. You can always think of something you should have done better. These are the things you must work on.

Every time you go out on the ice, there are slight flaws. You can always think of something you should have done better. These are the things you must work on.



I hated to read. My mother could not get me to read. I’m going through the same thing with my daughter now. I love to read now, but I don’t remember reading.

I hated to read. My mother could not get me to read. I’m going through the same thing with my daughter now. I love to read now, but I don’t remember reading.



It's different today than it was then. In those days we were strictly amateurs. If I had wanted to stay in for the '80 Olympics, my parents couldn't have afforded it.

It's different today than it was then. In those days we were strictly amateurs. If I had wanted to stay in for the '80 Olympics, my parents couldn't have afforded it.



There were no competitions on television. The first skating competition I ever remember seeing on television was the 1968 Olympics when Peggy Fleming won.

There were no competitions on television. The first skating competition I ever remember seeing on television was the 1968 Olympics when Peggy Fleming won.





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This page presents the quote "I was just ice skating. I had no concept of that. In those days you couldn't see the judges. I was this little person on the ice and they were just people that would stand around the boards.". Author of this quote is Dorothy Hamill. This quote is about ice, ice skating, people, sports, boards,.