Skating Quotes · Page 7

It's a strange world of language in which skating on thin ice can get you into hot water.

— Franklin P. Jones

My mom is really dedicated to me. She drives me to school and skating, wakes up for me, and I'm just really…

— Mirai Nagasu

Being from Detroit, I often went to the roller skating rink. I can skate backwards, forwards, and even twirl on skates, LOL!

— Kenya Moore

I grew up in Canada, man - we all had rinks in our backyards because we'd ice down the grass with a…

— Tatiana Maslany

Giving life to music through skating was something I wanted to be known for

— Peggy Fleming

The best indication is that I still love to ski on most anything, from skating gear to heavy metal.

— Paul Parker

It's nice to socialize with some normal students, and kind of separate from my skating life with academics.

— Tessa Virtue

At the Olympics, once I got there it was more about the full experience and skating to the best of my ability.

— Eddy Alvarez

Some communities are formed through schools, churches, workplaces. But much of how we learn about one another as a society comes from…

— Mary Pilon

Being queer you're supposed to adore figure skating. It's a sport, not an art. I love the costumes and hate the music…

— Mark Morris

I've never been invited to do 'Stars on Ice' before, which is the only figure skating tour in the U.S., and it's…

— Johnny Weir

I used to roller skate a lot in my youth on Taft Avenue, Manila. That is the reason there is always a…

— Henry Sy

I had a portable 8-track player under all my ramps, cranking one of my four 8-tracks - Cars/'Candy-O,' Ramones/'Road To Ruin,' Cheap…

— Jeff Ament

To be out there in the Olympics skating the board that's actually my own and a company that me and my homies…

— Nyjah Huston

I had been skating basically since I could walk. I started on my knees and would cruise around the local skatepark until…

— Nyjah Huston

Skating is a sport that I found a lot of interest in from a very, very young age. Ultimately, I think that…

— Nathan Chen

There's something artistic about skating. A psychologist could tell you exactly why that is, but I think there's something much more expressive…

— James Mercer

Back in the day however, careers were strictly built on competitions, just like surfing, though surfing is changing too so you can…

— Christian Hosoi

Part of the strength that Charlie and I have as a team is we've been able to keep our priorities straight through…

— Meryl Davis

'Thrasher' magazine's Skater of the Year is clearly my No. 1 goal. The only way I get that is skating. Other than…

— Ryan Sheckler

I grew up in the suburbs of Chicago, and in spite of what most people might have expected from a young girl…

— Marlee Matlin

When she (my mother) passed away, I kind of understood the commitment that she made to make sure that I could stay…

— Theodore Roosevelt

If [science] tends to thicken the crust of ice on which, as it were, we are skating, it is all right. If…

— Samuel Butler

Searching for funds to continue my skating career when I was 17, I called the Women's Sports Foundation in New York. The…

— Kristi Yamaguchi

My hockey is good, but my ice skating is terrible. It's a bit of a mess to watch!

— Margot Robbie

I don't think the demographic for skating really entails a lot of basketball watching.

— Nathan Chen

That's what really makes great skating competitions. When you have two top skaters in good form giving superb performances.

— Dick Button

When you go ice-skating, try not to swing your arms too much, because that really annoys me.

— Jack Handey

I'm six-foot-five. I'm not going to win the gold medal in figure skating. But I can try, and that's what matters. Trying.

— Aleks Paunovic

“Skating is an amazing form of self-expression. It’s like my soul at play.”

— Josée Chouinard

I don't think television really captures the speed and the power of skating.

— Dorothy Hamill

Skating was put on the map, supposedly from me Everybody made a life and a livelihood, um, except me.

— Tonya Harding

It's nice to go skating in a parking lot and hang out with people who aren't talking about their next movie role.

— Tom Green

My coaches have told me my muscles and body structure are perfect for skating.

— Kim Yuna

I love figure skating and what I am able to express creatively. I want to leave a legacy in the sport.

— Patrick Chan

Skating is big in Chicago. There's a lot of hockey; a lot of the boys play hockey. And figure skating is big.

— Joan Cusack

To me, skating should look effortless even when you're doing the hardest of elements.

— Johnny Weir

I'm supposed to relax and concentrate on the image of myself out there skating my race.

— Mary Docter

Education is more important than skating. I want to keep up with my schoolwork and my skating.

— Mirai Nagasu

Cardio is tough after a day of skating, but with my iPod I can get into the moment and complete the cardio…

— Sasha Cohen