“The only disability in life is a bad attitude. -Scott Hamilton” — Scott Hamilton Attitude Copy Share Image
I don't think most teachers realize how much impact they have. — Scott Hamilton Education Copy Share Image
I was more interested in skating and the girls and traveling than I was in calculus. — Scott Hamilton Calculus Copy Share Image
Always try to maintain complete tolerance and always make an effort to give people more than they expect. — Scott Hamilton Copy Share Image
Male figure skating is different than female figure skating; we're not America's sweetheart. — Scott Hamilton America Copy Share Image
Always try to maintain complete tolerance and always make an effort to give people more then they expect. — Scott Hamilton Effort Copy Share Image
And the fact that I liked to show off and be the center of attention really lends itself to figure skating very… — Scott Hamilton Attention Copy Share Image
When you turn professional, you become an entertainer, and like every other entertainer, you don't want to get a bad review. — Scott Hamilton Audience Copy Share Image
“What's the point of doing anything if it's easy? It's so much more valuable when a challenge has to be overcome.” — Scott Hamilton Challenge Copy Share Image
Each movement is only learned after you've perfected the one before it. — Scott Hamilton Inspirational Copy Share Image
Without strength and courage it's really hard to perform at the highest levels of international figure skating, because you're alone on the… — Scott Hamilton Courage Copy Share Image
“My job was to make sure that my pain was not visible to the audience. They came to escape their troubles, not… — Scott Hamilton Inspirational Copy Share Image
Refined indifference is a sports psychology precept: train like there's no tomorrow and then accept whatever happens. Once you step on the… — Scott Hamilton Copy Share Image
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… — Scott Hamilton Feelings Copy Share Image
“it doesn't matter what the challenge is -athletics, business, romance, health, academics, the arts- the rule for getting up is the same.… — Scott Hamilton Business Copy Share Image
“From that day on, I looked at what I believed to be "curses" as blessings, and I now realize that the ability… — Scott Hamilton Blessings Copy Share Image
That's what makes the Ryder Cup in golf so much better than the Masters or the U.S. Open. To be a part… — Scott Hamilton Achievement Copy Share Image
What was really funny is that as I got older all those guys who called me a sissy in junior high school… — Scott Hamilton Best friend Copy Share Image
“Focus on building up others, and your own sense of self-worth will improve. Some call these random acts of human kindness. But… — Scott Hamilton Happiness Copy Share Image
“I live every day knowing that today might be the day that my cancer returns. But rather than look at this as… — Scott Hamilton Copy Share Image
The Olympics in '80 was phenomenal. It was my favorite memory of all competitive events, because it was brand new and it… — Scott Hamilton Copy Share Image
The high road is always respected. Honesty and integrity are always rewarded. — Scott Hamilton High road Copy Share Image
I don't want to look back-I want to keep looking ahead. I'd hate for my defining moment to be my past. — Scott Hamilton Copy Share Image
I started skating and I kind of liked it because I could run circles around the guys that wouldn't pick me to… — Scott Hamilton Baseball Copy Share Image
From the fall of October, 1980 to March, 1984 I never lost a competition. — Scott Hamilton Competition Copy Share Image
I had a ninth grade teacher who told me I was much smarter and much better than I was allowing myself to… — Scott Hamilton Copy Share Image
Everything that I've ever been able to accomplish in skating and in life has come out of adversity and perseverance. — Scott Hamilton Copy Share Image
Adversity, and perseverance and all these things can shape you. They can give you a value and a self-esteem that is priceless. — Scott Hamilton Adversity Copy Share Image
I graduated a the top of my class in the '84 Olympic Games; I won a gold medal. — Scott Hamilton Class Copy Share Image
Most other competitions are individual achievements, but the Olympic Games is something that belongs to everybody. — Scott Hamilton Achievement Copy Share Image
“you always have to keep things fun. if you don't, no matter how many awards you win or how much money you… — Scott Hamilton Copy Share Image
And so figure skating was a great vehicle for me to kind of be competitive at something, without having to be big. — Scott Hamilton Copy Share Image
