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> [My advice is that going to the Olympics and winning a gold medal are great goals, but the real goal should be to be the best that you can be.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/debi-thomas/my-advice-is-that-going-to-the-olympics-and-winning-a-gold-medal-are/)

[Debi Thomas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/debi-thomas/)

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## More by Debi Thomas

> [I watch a lot of professional skating, and I am really looking forward to going to nationals.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/debi-thomas/i-watch-a-lot-of-professional-skating-and-i-am-really-looking-forward/)

[Debi Thomas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/debi-thomas/)

> [I want people to know when I'm taking care of them I'll give it all that I've got.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/debi-thomas/i-want-people-to-know-when-i-m-taking-care-of-them-i-ll-give-it-all/)

[Debi Thomas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/debi-thomas/)

> [The Olympics: not one of my better memories.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/debi-thomas/the-olympics-not-one-of-my-better-memories/)

[Debi Thomas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/debi-thomas/)

> [But I like it when my patients are impressed not knowing that I was an Olympian.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/debi-thomas/but-i-like-it-when-my-patients-are-impressed-not-knowing-that-i-was/)

[Debi Thomas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/debi-thomas/)

> [My mother introduced me to many different things, and figure skating was one of them. I just thought that it was magical having to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/debi-thomas/my-mother-introduced-me-to-many-different-things-and-figure-skating/)

[Debi Thomas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/debi-thomas/)

> [My advice is that going to the Olympics and winning a gold medal are great goals, but the real goal should be to be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/debi-thomas/my-advice-is-that-going-to-the-olympics-and-winning-a-gold-medal-are/)

[Debi Thomas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/debi-thomas/)

> [I just thought that it was magical having to glide across the ice.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/debi-thomas/i-just-thought-that-it-was-magical-having-to-glide-across-the-ice/)

[Debi Thomas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/debi-thomas/)

> [I begged my mom to let me start skating.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/debi-thomas/i-begged-my-mom-to-let-me-start-skating/)

[Debi Thomas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/debi-thomas/)

> [I wanted to be a doctor since I was five.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/debi-thomas/i-wanted-to-be-a-doctor-since-i-was-five/)

[Debi Thomas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/debi-thomas/)

> [My skating is a very emotional thing that comes from the heart, never doing it for the medal.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/debi-thomas/my-skating-is-a-very-emotional-thing-that-comes-from-the-heart-never/)

[Debi Thomas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/debi-thomas/)

> [I would make my mom buy me the toy doctor kit.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/debi-thomas/i-would-make-my-mom-buy-me-the-toy-doctor-kit/)

[Debi Thomas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/debi-thomas/)

> [Probably the '86 nationals. That was my first real national title and first real statement I ever made in figure skating, and my life…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/debi-thomas/probably-the-86-nationals-that-was-my-first-real-national-title-and/)

[Debi Thomas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/debi-thomas/)

> [Right now I am doing my residency in orthopedic research.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/debi-thomas/right-now-i-am-doing-my-residency-in-orthopedic-research/)

[Debi Thomas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/debi-thomas/)

> [I got a bronze medal and I can't complain about that, the only African-American to get a medal in the Winter Olympics.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/debi-thomas/i-got-a-bronze-medal-and-i-can-t-complain-about-that-the-only-african/)

[Debi Thomas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/debi-thomas/)

> [You can accomplish anything with pure persistence and drive.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/debi-thomas/you-can-accomplish-anything-with-pure-persistence-and-drive/)

[Debi Thomas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/debi-thomas/)

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