Olympics Quotes by Michelle Kwan

I would just love to be able to give back to figure skating.

— Michelle Kwan

I didn't lose the gold. I won the silver.

— Michelle Kwan

Skating is in my heart, not my head

— Michelle Kwan

I had dreamed of being at the Olympics since I was 7 years old.

— Michelle Kwan

Skating has given me so much that it's priceless.

— Michelle Kwan

You see figure skaters fall all the time. It's the way you pick yourself back up and keep going.

— Michelle Kwan

In figure skating, you have four minutes to do your best. It's your time; you do your best.

— Michelle Kwan

I would encourage people to participate in sports. You don't have to dream of being an Olympic or a professional athlete.

— Michelle Kwan

I look back at 1993 or 1994 when I made it to the National Championships, and I was on used skates and…

— Michelle Kwan

The Olympic Games is one of those moments that you remember forever, from the moment that you step foot in the country…

— Michelle Kwan

It's incredible. Nine? Wow. I just remember winning my first one, getting the medal and the plate, the pin with the diamond…

— Michelle Kwan

What I love the most is getting on the ice and just popping in a fabulous CD and skating - all by…

— Michelle Kwan

I always thought after 2002 that I'd hang up my skates and turn professional and just go on tour and do shows.…

— Michelle Kwan

Looking back, I feel very fortunate to have had such a long career. Many skaters end their careers in their early 20s.…

— Michelle Kwan

Literally falling on the ice and having to pick yourself up in front of thousands of people is not an easy thing…

— Michelle Kwan

A few years after I finished skating, someone asked where my medals were. I'm like, 'In a suitcase somewhere.' Now they're nicely…

— Michelle Kwan

Maybe I didn't get new skates, but I got used skates. I made it to the national championships in used skates that…

— Michelle Kwan

I skated like it's a sport, went for everthing and just gave it my best shot. It turned out freat. I had…

— Michelle Kwan

When I look back at the world championships, I know there's a lot of room for improvement, I'm always up for a…

— Michelle Kwan

And what is a gold medal? I'd never really thought about it before Nagano. Now I realize that it's a dream to…

— Michelle Kwan

I don't really remember a time younger than 5 years old that I didn't have skates on because all I can remember…

— Michelle Kwan

Skating takes up 70 percent of my time, school about 25 percent. Having fun and talking to my friends, 5 percent. It's…

— Michelle Kwan

There's a lot of emotions that always come out after a skate of a lifetime. I always start crying because there is…

— Michelle Kwan