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title: "1 Dance Think Quotes By Dorothy Hamill"
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> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dorothy-hamill/if-i-m-on-skates-i-feel-at-home-no-matter-what-i-m-doing-if-they/)

[Dorothy Hamill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dorothy-hamill/)

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## More by Dorothy Hamill

> [I'm certainly not a perfect mother, but I'm trying to be what my mother wasn't for me. My mother's battled depression, so I understand…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dorothy-hamill/i-m-certainly-not-a-perfect-mother-but-i-m-trying-to-be-what-my/)

[Dorothy Hamill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dorothy-hamill/)

> [The mind is pretty powerful. In skating, you learn to click into that zone and focus not necessarily on what you're doing but if…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dorothy-hamill/the-mind-is-pretty-powerful-in-skating-you-learn-to-click-into-that/)

[Dorothy Hamill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dorothy-hamill/i-don-t-really-think-they-saw-anything-in-me-except-the-fact-that-i/)

[Dorothy Hamill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dorothy-hamill/)

> [I always had short hair, and I hated my short hair. I was always mistaken for a boy, but my mom wouldn't let me…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dorothy-hamill/i-always-had-short-hair-and-i-hated-my-short-hair-i-was-always/)

[Dorothy Hamill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dorothy-hamill/)

> [I don't think television really captures the speed and the power of skating.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dorothy-hamill/i-don-t-think-television-really-captures-the-speed-and-the-power-of/)

[Dorothy Hamill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dorothy-hamill/)

> [When I was growing up, there were very few women athletes. I remember watching Olga Corbett, but Peggy Fleming and Janet Lynn were my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dorothy-hamill/when-i-was-growing-up-there-were-very-few-women-athletes-i-remember/)

[Dorothy Hamill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dorothy-hamill/)

> [To be the world's best, you have to beat the world's best.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dorothy-hamill/to-be-the-world-s-best-you-have-to-beat-the-world-s-best/)

[Dorothy Hamill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dorothy-hamill/)

> [I think I dreamed about competing at the Olympics, maybe hoping to win a gold medal. Not that I ever thought that I would,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dorothy-hamill/i-think-i-dreamed-about-competing-at-the-olympics-maybe-hoping-to-win/)

[Dorothy Hamill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dorothy-hamill/)

> [I was passionate. I found something that I loved. I could be all alone in a big old skating rink and nobody could get…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dorothy-hamill/i-was-passionate-i-found-something-that-i-loved-i-could-be-all-alone/)

[Dorothy Hamill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dorothy-hamill/)

> [It was very much like Norman Rockwell: small town America. We walked to school or rode our bikes, stopped at the penny candy store…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dorothy-hamill/it-was-very-much-like-norman-rockwell-small-town-america-we-walked-to/)

[Dorothy Hamill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dorothy-hamill/)

> [In my teen years leading up to the Olympics, I loved having the excuse to skip out on parties because of skating. Partying wasnt…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dorothy-hamill/in-my-teen-years-leading-up-to-the-olympics-i-loved-having-the-excuse/)

[Dorothy Hamill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dorothy-hamill/)

> [Everybody has to deal with tough times. A gold medal doesn't make you immune to that. A skater is used to falling down and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dorothy-hamill/everybody-has-to-deal-with-tough-times-a-gold-medal-doesn-t-make-you/)

[Dorothy Hamill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dorothy-hamill/)

> [I worked as hard as I could. I was always the first one on the ice, and the last one off.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dorothy-hamill/i-worked-as-hard-as-i-could-i-was-always-the-first-one-on-the-ice-and/)

[Dorothy Hamill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dorothy-hamill/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dorothy-hamill/it-s-different-today-than-it-was-then-in-those-days-we-were-strictly/)

[Dorothy Hamill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dorothy-hamill/)

> [People think skating would translate very easily to dancing, but it really doesn't. Dancing is a lot of fun and not as dangerous as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dorothy-hamill/people-think-skating-would-translate-very-easily-to-dancing-but-it/)

[Dorothy Hamill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dorothy-hamill/)

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