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> [Searching for funds to continue my skating career when I was 17, I called the Women's Sports Foundation in New York. The intern who answered the phone suggested that I might be a great candidate for the Travel and Training…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kristi-yamaguchi/searching-for-funds-to-continue-my-skating-career-when-i-was-17-i/)

[Kristi Yamaguchi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kristi-yamaguchi/)

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## More by Kristi Yamaguchi

> [I've always worked closely with the designers and whoever's making the costumes. Comfort is the last thing you want on your mind when you're…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kristi-yamaguchi/i-ve-always-worked-closely-with-the-designers-and-whoever-s-making/)

[Kristi Yamaguchi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kristi-yamaguchi/)

> [As a teenager especially, I just wanted to do my thing and not be noticed.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kristi-yamaguchi/as-a-teenager-especially-i-just-wanted-to-do-my-thing-and-not-be/)

[Kristi Yamaguchi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kristi-yamaguchi/)

> [An athlete gains so much knowledge by just participating in a sport. Focus, discipline, hard work, goal setting and, of course, the thrill of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kristi-yamaguchi/an-athlete-gains-so-much-knowledge-by-just-participating-in-a-sport/)

[Kristi Yamaguchi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kristi-yamaguchi/)

> [Being an athlete, you know how to train and prepare your body for a performance and you're able to do it under pressure.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kristi-yamaguchi/being-an-athlete-you-know-how-to-train-and-prepare-your-body-for-a/)

[Kristi Yamaguchi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kristi-yamaguchi/)

> [I learned to put 100 percent into what you're doing. I learned about setting goals for yourself, knowing where you want to be and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kristi-yamaguchi/i-learned-to-put-100-percent-into-what-you-re-doing-i-learned-about/)

[Kristi Yamaguchi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kristi-yamaguchi/)

> [I'm kind of a homebody. My husband says I like to just stay home and do nothing, but that's just how I am.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kristi-yamaguchi/i-m-kind-of-a-homebody-my-husband-says-i-like-to-just-stay-home-and/)

[Kristi Yamaguchi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kristi-yamaguchi/)

> [Growing up as an athlete, I started skating very young. My parents didn't know anything about the sport, so they went with the flow.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kristi-yamaguchi/growing-up-as-an-athlete-i-started-skating-very-young-my-parents-didn/)

[Kristi Yamaguchi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kristi-yamaguchi/)

> [I'm always looking for inspiring ways to stay motivated and stay active.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kristi-yamaguchi/i-m-always-looking-for-inspiring-ways-to-stay-motivated-and-stay/)

[Kristi Yamaguchi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kristi-yamaguchi/)

> [Dorothy Hamill was my big idol as a kid. She'd won the Olympics in 1976. She was America's sweetheart with her personality, her talent,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kristi-yamaguchi/dorothy-hamill-was-my-big-idol-as-a-kid-she-d-won-the-olympics-in/)

[Kristi Yamaguchi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kristi-yamaguchi/)

> [The past couple years training with Kurt have really brought inspiration into my skating.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kristi-yamaguchi/the-past-couple-years-training-with-kurt-have-really-brought/)

[Kristi Yamaguchi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kristi-yamaguchi/)

> [One of my mottos not only just in skating but in life in general and I try to enforce it as well, is like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kristi-yamaguchi/one-of-my-mottos-not-only-just-in-skating-but-in-life-in-general-and/)

[Kristi Yamaguchi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kristi-yamaguchi/)

> [Before turning pro, I would never have just left my skates sitting in the locker room unattended.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kristi-yamaguchi/before-turning-pro-i-would-never-have-just-left-my-skates-sitting-in/)

[Kristi Yamaguchi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kristi-yamaguchi/)

> [I didn't want to skate for someone else or for certain marks.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kristi-yamaguchi/i-didn-t-want-to-skate-for-someone-else-or-for-certain-marks/)

[Kristi Yamaguchi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kristi-yamaguchi/)

> [Now, I am thrilled to be a wife and mother, and I hope to be as good of a mother as my own mother,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kristi-yamaguchi/now-i-am-thrilled-to-be-a-wife-and-mother-and-i-hope-to-be-as-good-of/)

[Kristi Yamaguchi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kristi-yamaguchi/)

> [I never wanted to feel I hadn't worked hard enough.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kristi-yamaguchi/i-never-wanted-to-feel-i-hadn-t-worked-hard-enough/)

[Kristi Yamaguchi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kristi-yamaguchi/)

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