I was more interested in skating and the girls and traveling than I was in calculus. — Scott Hamilton Copy Share Image
Male figure skating is different than female figure skating; we're not America's sweetheart. — Scott Hamilton Copy Share Image
I just try to touch people's hearts in a way through skating, so they're not just witnessing a performance, they're feeling a… — Scott Hamilton Copy Share Image
I started skating and I kind of liked it because I could run circles around the guys that wouldn't pick me to… — Scott Hamilton Copy Share Image
And so figure skating was a great vehicle for me to kind of be competitive at something, without having to be big. — Scott Hamilton Copy Share Image
But I never really thought that I would be extraordinarily successful at skating, it's just something that happened, you know. — Scott Hamilton Copy Share Image
Without strength and courage it's really hard to perform at the highest levels of international figure skating, because you're alone on the… — Scott Hamilton Copy Share Image
And the fact that I liked to show off and be the center of attention really lends itself to figure skating very… — Scott Hamilton Copy Share Image
What was really funny is that as I got older all those guys who called me a sissy in junior high school… — Scott Hamilton Copy Share Image
Everything that I've ever been able to accomplish in skating and in life has come out of adversity and perseverance. — Scott Hamilton Copy Share Image
“What's the point of doing anything if it's easy? It's so much more valuable when a challenge has to be overcome.” — Scott Hamilton Copy Share Image
“Focus on building up others, and your own sense of self-worth will improve. Some call these random acts of human kindness. But the truth… — Scott Hamilton Copy Share Image
But I never really thought that I would be extraordinarily successful at skating, it's just something that happened, you know. — Scott Hamilton Copy Share Image
“I learned that once you take advantage of the opportunity to learn and experience and open yourself to a new way of living, you… — Scott Hamilton Copy Share Image
Most other competitions are individual achievements, but the Olympic Games is something that belongs to everybody. — Scott Hamilton Copy Share Image
That's what makes the Ryder Cup in golf so much better than the Masters or the U.S. Open. To be a part of something… — Scott Hamilton Copy Share Image
“it doesn't matter what the challenge is -athletics, business, romance, health, academics, the arts- the rule for getting up is the same. you just… — Scott Hamilton Copy Share Image
Always try to maintain complete tolerance and always make an effort to give people more than they expect. — Scott Hamilton Copy Share Image
From the fall of October, 1980 to March, 1984 I never lost a competition. — Scott Hamilton Copy Share Image
When you're expected to win and you have the press saying that you are going to win the Olympic gold medal, and you're the… — Scott Hamilton Copy Share Image
