I think I dreamed about competing at the Olympics, maybe hoping to win a gold medal. Not that I ever thought that… — Dorothy Hamill Copy Share Image
In my teen years leading up to the Olympics, I loved having the excuse to skip out on parties because of skating.… — Dorothy Hamill Copy Share Image
It's different today than it was then. In those days we were strictly amateurs. If I had wanted to stay in for… — Dorothy Hamill Copy Share Image
One naively thinks that by winning the Olympics, it's going to be this switch, and then your life is going to be… — Dorothy Hamill Copy Share Image
You see the fairy tale - four minutes of glory at the Olympics. I thought my life would be cake after that. — Dorothy Hamill Copy Share Image
There were no competitions on television. The first skating competition I ever remember seeing on television was the 1968 Olympics when Peggy… — Dorothy Hamill Copy Share Image
I didn't know about competition or the Olympics until Peggy Fleming won in 1968. My mother looked after all of the competition… — Dorothy Hamill Copy Share Image
It took me two years to get an appointment with Mr. Suga who cut my hair for the Olympics. Who knew? I… — Dorothy Hamill Copy Share Image
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… — Dorothy Hamill Copy Share Image
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… — Dorothy Hamill Copy Share Image
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… — Dorothy Hamill Copy Share Image
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… — Dorothy Hamill Copy Share Image
I don't think television really captures the speed and the power of skating. — Dorothy Hamill Copy Share Image
When I was growing up, there were very few women athletes. I remember watching Olga Corbett, but Peggy Fleming and Janet Lynn were my… — Dorothy Hamill Copy Share Image
I think I dreamed about competing at the Olympics, maybe hoping to win a gold medal. Not that I ever thought that I would,… — Dorothy Hamill Copy Share Image
I was passionate. I found something that I loved. I could be all alone in a big old skating rink and nobody could get… — Dorothy Hamill Copy Share Image
It was very much like Norman Rockwell: small town America. We walked to school or rode our bikes, stopped at the penny candy store… — Dorothy Hamill Copy Share Image
In my teen years leading up to the Olympics, I loved having the excuse to skip out on parties because of skating. Partying wasnt… — Dorothy Hamill Copy Share Image
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… — Dorothy Hamill Copy Share Image
