Dollar Quote by Ashley Wagner

Skating was something I really wanted to do; my parents knew nothing about it. They said they'd support me as long as I was…

— Kristi Yamaguchi

My parents always tell me that they never would have let me start if they had known how expensive and difficult figure skating is.

— Mirai Nagasu

My dad worked several jobs to pay for my expense in skating.

— Nancy Kerrigan

I remember my dad took my ice skates. One day I asked my mum: 'Where are my ice skates?' because I loved to skate…

— Dejan Lovren

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.…

— Kristi Yamaguchi

Largely, I began skating because I wanted stuff to do outside of school. My mom decided to put me into figure skating.

— Nathan Chen

I begged my mom to let me start skating.

— Debi Thomas

My parents never pressured me to skate. They always said I could quit if I wanted to. They only expected me to skate when…

— Nancy Kerrigan

My family is a middle-class family. When I grew up and learned how much it actually cost for us to play hockey, I could…

— J. J. Watt

Skating, I think I was told once, is the second most expensive sport. My family's had to refinance three times - they really want…

— Jeremy Abbott

We grew up very poor, and I hated being poor. I was the oldest of five kids, and I never got a pair of…

— Paul Henderson

I don't know how my parents ever paid for my dance classes when I was little. We even had to line our shoes with…

— Arlene Phillips