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. Scott Hamilton
Male figure skating is different than female figure skating; we're not America's sweetheart. Scott Hamilton
When you turn professional, you become an entertainer, and like every other entertainer, you don't want to get a bad review. Scott Hamilton
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. Scott Hamilton
Most other competitions are individual achievements, but the Olympic Games is something that belongs to everybody. Scott Hamilton
But I never really thought that I would be extraordinarily successful at skating, it's just something that happened, you know. Scott Hamilton
What was really funny is that as I got older all those guys who called me a sissy in junior high school wanted me to be their best friend because they wanted to meet all the girls that I knew in figure skating. Scott Hamilton
Everything that I've ever been able to accomplish in skating and in life has come out of adversity and perseverance. Scott Hamilton
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. Dorothy Hamill
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. Dorothy Hamill
I wanted to learn how to skate backwards and they wouldn't help me and they went off and left me on my own.Dorothy Hamill
I was a bratty little sister. I was the youngest of three, and I often felt as though I didn't fit in. Dorothy Hamill
I don't really think they saw anything in me, except the fact that I was interested in it. Some of the kids would miss a week here and miss a week there, I think they could see that I really enjoyed it. Dorothy Hamill
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. Dorothy Hamill