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> [I don't want to look back-I want to keep looking ahead. I'd hate for my defining moment to be my past.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-hamilton/i-don-t-want-to-look-back-i-want-to-keep-looking-ahead-i-d-hate-for/)

[Scott Hamilton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-hamilton/)

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## More by Scott Hamilton

> [“The only handicap in life is a bad attitude.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-hamilton/the-only-handicap-in-life-is-a-bad-attitude/)

[Scott Hamilton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-hamilton/)

> [“What's the point of doing anything if it's easy? It's so much more valuable when a challenge has to be overcome.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-hamilton/what-s-the-point-of-doing-anything-if-it-s-easy-it-s-so-much-more/)

[Scott Hamilton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-hamilton/)

> [“Focus on building up others, and your own sense of self-worth will improve. Some call these random acts of human kindness. But the truth…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-hamilton/focus-on-building-up-others-and-your-own-sense-of-self-worth-will/)

[Scott Hamilton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-hamilton/)

> [But I never really thought that I would be extraordinarily successful at skating, it's just something that happened, you know.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-hamilton/but-i-never-really-thought-that-i-would-be-extraordinarily-successful/)

[Scott Hamilton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-hamilton/)

> [“I learned that once you take advantage of the opportunity to learn and experience and open yourself to a new way of living, you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-hamilton/i-learned-that-once-you-take-advantage-of-the-opportunity-to-learn/)

[Scott Hamilton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-hamilton/)

> [Most other competitions are individual achievements, but the Olympic Games is something that belongs to everybody.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-hamilton/most-other-competitions-are-individual-achievements-but-the-olympic/)

[Scott Hamilton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-hamilton/)

> [That's what makes the Ryder Cup in golf so much better than the Masters or the U.S. Open. To be a part of something…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-hamilton/that-s-what-makes-the-ryder-cup-in-golf-so-much-better-than-the/)

[Scott Hamilton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-hamilton/)

> [“it doesn't matter what the challenge is -athletics, business, romance, health, academics, the arts- the rule for getting up is the same. you just…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-hamilton/it-doesn-t-matter-what-the-challenge-is-athletics-business-romance/)

[Scott Hamilton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-hamilton/)

> [Always try to maintain complete tolerance and always make an effort to give people more than they expect.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-hamilton/always-try-to-maintain-complete-tolerance-and-always-make-an-effort/)

[Scott Hamilton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-hamilton/)

> [From the fall of October, 1980 to March, 1984 I never lost a competition.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-hamilton/from-the-fall-of-october-1980-to-march-1984-i-never-lost-a-competition/)

[Scott Hamilton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-hamilton/)

> [“The only disability in life is a bad attitude. -Scott Hamilton”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-hamilton/the-only-disability-in-life-is-a-bad-attitude-scott-hamilton/)

[Scott Hamilton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-hamilton/)

> [When you're expected to win and you have the press saying that you are going to win the Olympic gold medal, and you're the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-hamilton/when-you-re-expected-to-win-and-you-have-the-press-saying-that-you/)

[Scott Hamilton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-hamilton/)

> [Male figure skating is different than female figure skating; we're not America's sweetheart.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-hamilton/male-figure-skating-is-different-than-female-figure-skating-we-re-not/)

[Scott Hamilton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-hamilton/)

> [Always try to maintain complete tolerance and always make an effort to give people more then they expect.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-hamilton/always-try-to-maintain-complete-tolerance-and-always-make-an-effort-2/)

[Scott Hamilton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-hamilton/)

> [Half of figure skating is opinion, convincing judges.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-hamilton/half-of-figure-skating-is-opinion-convincing-judges/)

[Scott Hamilton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-hamilton/)

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