Olympics Quotes by Kristi Yamaguchi

The past couple years training with Kurt have really brought inspiration into my skating.

— Kristi Yamaguchi

The good feeling I get from contributing rivals anything I felt on the Olympic stand in Albertville.

— Kristi Yamaguchi

I burnt myself out of skating. I was ready to focus on being a mom.

— Kristi Yamaguchi

My experience at the 1992 Winter Olympics was my fulfillment of dreaming the Impossible Dream.

— Kristi Yamaguchi

Training for the Olympics was a lifelong endeavor and took many years.

— Kristi Yamaguchi

When I first skated here, I definitely felt small out there because it is such a big surface.

— Kristi Yamaguchi

I don't mind the sparkle - I think it's kind of a tradition in skating. I don't think the men really need…

— Kristi Yamaguchi

At 6 years old, the ice became a place for me to express myself. Because I was so shy off the ice,…

— Kristi Yamaguchi

I don't know how many people really knew who I was before the Olympics and that's the fun thing of the Olympics…

— Kristi Yamaguchi

In terms of my career, having the gold definitely changed my life. The Olympics are different, you know? They're every four years…

— Kristi Yamaguchi

Skating was something I really wanted to do; my parents knew nothing about it. They said they'd support me as long as…

— Kristi Yamaguchi

Dorothy Hamill was my big idol as a kid. She'd won the Olympics in 1976. She was America's sweetheart with her personality,…

— Kristi Yamaguchi

Everything that happened in '92 was more than I had dreamed of... winning the U.S. title for the first time and then…

— Kristi Yamaguchi

The skaters a lot of times do their own hair and makeup before they compete. That was always kind of a ritual...that…

— Kristi Yamaguchi

Growing up as an athlete, I started skating very young. My parents didn't know anything about the sport, so they went with…

— Kristi Yamaguchi