--- title: "1 Better Skating Quotes By D. B. Sweeney" description: "1 Better Skating quotes by D. B. Sweeney. Plus more from D. B. Sweeney and more Better Skating sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4a8/d-b-sweeney-8233_because_if-you-skate-with-an-olympic-level-skate_203648.jpg" --- > [If you skate with an Olympic level skater, they make you so much better because you're skating behind them, and you're trying to imitate their stride and their stance. It's like having the world's greatest training wheels.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/d-b-sweeney/if-you-skate-with-an-olympic-level-skater-they-make-you-so-much/) [D. B. Sweeney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/d-b-sweeney/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4a8/d-b-sweeney-8233_because_if-you-skate-with-an-olympic-level-skate_203648.jpg) ## More by D. B. Sweeney > [Whether or not your person wins or loses, give him a chance.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/d-b-sweeney/whether-or-not-your-person-wins-or-loses-give-him-a-chance/) [D. B. Sweeney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/d-b-sweeney/) > [I don't play the bass. I'm not in a band. I tried to think of ways I could touch base with the troops and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/d-b-sweeney/i-don-t-play-the-bass-i-m-not-in-a-band-i-tried-to-think-of-ways-i/) [D. B. Sweeney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/d-b-sweeney/) > [I had heard that Robert Duvall was interested in doing 'Lonesome Dove,' and he's one of those actors with whom I'd work on any…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/d-b-sweeney/i-had-heard-that-robert-duvall-was-interested-in-doing-lonesome-dove/) [D. B. Sweeney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/d-b-sweeney/) > [I think Ovechkin is everything the NHL needs.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/d-b-sweeney/i-think-ovechkin-is-everything-the-nhl-needs/) [D. B. Sweeney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/d-b-sweeney/) > [If you skate with an Olympic level skater, they make you so much better because you're skating behind them, and you're trying to imitate…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/d-b-sweeney/if-you-skate-with-an-olympic-level-skater-they-make-you-so-much/) [D. B. Sweeney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/d-b-sweeney/) > [I think you have to do certain things in the pilot to get your network's attention - to break through... So maybe you push…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/d-b-sweeney/i-think-you-have-to-do-certain-things-in-the-pilot-to-get-your/) [D. B. Sweeney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/d-b-sweeney/) > [Why should a filmmaker turn over the irreplaceable asset, the movie, to a distribution center?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/d-b-sweeney/why-should-a-filmmaker-turn-over-the-irreplaceable-asset-the-movie-to/) [D. B. Sweeney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/d-b-sweeney/) > [Any time I get to work a home game, it's awesome.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/d-b-sweeney/any-time-i-get-to-work-a-home-game-it-s-awesome/) [D. B. Sweeney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/d-b-sweeney/) > [When I played sports, if you lose the game, and then you complain, that makes you a sore loser. That doesn't make you protester…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/d-b-sweeney/when-i-played-sports-if-you-lose-the-game-and-then-you-complain-that/) [D. B. Sweeney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/d-b-sweeney/) > [I'm so proud and honored to have been in 'Lonesome Dove' and 'Eight Men Out.' How come I'm not known for one of those?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/d-b-sweeney/i-m-so-proud-and-honored-to-have-been-in-lonesome-dove-and-eight-men/) [D. B. Sweeney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/d-b-sweeney/) > [I have never been one of those actors who say, 'Oh, my character wouldn't do this,' or 'My character never wears an orange shirt,'…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/d-b-sweeney/i-have-never-been-one-of-those-actors-who-say-oh-my-character-wouldn/) [D. B. Sweeney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/d-b-sweeney/) > [To anybody who says to me, 'I'm in character,' I say, 'You should be in an asylum.' If you don't know that you're pretending,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/d-b-sweeney/to-anybody-who-says-to-me-i-m-in-character-i-say-you-should-be-in-an/) [D. B. Sweeney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/d-b-sweeney/) > [Joe Jackson was a tragic figure. He was a serene country boy who signed a confession he couldn't read. He was illiterate.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/d-b-sweeney/joe-jackson-was-a-tragic-figure-he-was-a-serene-country-boy-who/) [D. B. Sweeney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/d-b-sweeney/) > [I had a teacher senior year in high school. He was a theater teacher, and he basically was a little bit like 'High School…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/d-b-sweeney/i-had-a-teacher-senior-year-in-high-school-he-was-a-theater-teacher/) [D. B. Sweeney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/d-b-sweeney/) > [Fifty-million-dollar movies gobble up the medium movies. A lot of people aren't working in Hollywood because of this.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/d-b-sweeney/fifty-million-dollar-movies-gobble-up-the-medium-movies-a-lot-of/) [D. B. Sweeney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/d-b-sweeney/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/better-skating/d-b-sweeney/#itemlist", "name": "1 Better Skating Quotes By D. B. 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