Luckily, I discovered ice skating when I was eight and a half years old. There were two wonderful ponds within walking distance of my house. After all the physical activity the summer provided, I craved movement in the cold of… — Dorothy Hamill Copy Share Image
If I'm on skates, I feel at home no matter what I'm doing. If they wanted me to sing and dance I think I could do it just becauseI was on skates. When I'm not on skates, though, I feel… — 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
I worked as hard as I could. I was always the first one on the ice, and the last one off. — 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 the '80… — Dorothy Hamill Copy Share Image
People think skating would translate very easily to dancing, but it really doesn't. Dancing is a lot of fun and not as dangerous as… — Dorothy Hamill Copy Share Image
