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Angela Ruggiero

(1980) Ice Hockey Player

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Angela Ruggiero is an ice hockey player, best known for Breaking the Ice.

Quick Facts About Angela Ruggiero

Born: January 3, 1980
Profession: Ice Hockey Player
Notable works: Breaking the Ice

About Angela Ruggiero

Angela Marie Ruggiero is an American former ice hockey defenseman, gold medalist, and four-time Olympian. She was a member of the International Olympic Committee from 2010 to 2018 and served as a member of the Executive Board of the IOC after being elected the Chairperson of the IOC Athletes' Commission, the body that represents all Olympic athletes worldwide, a post which she held from 2016 to 2018.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Quotes by Angela Ruggiero

The more I've done work with the IOC the more I've come to realize I'm really excited about this, the work that…

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Committed

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There were no women's players I knew of. I didn't even know women's hockey existed.

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Hockey

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It feels right. But it's emotional. Saying goodbye to anything you've done that long is hard.

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Done

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I feel honored and privileged to have represented the USA program over the past 16 years. USA Hockey will always be a…

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Cherish

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I'm in the perfect position. It's a sports position and a political position where I can help better the lives of athletes…

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Around the world

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In a way, by being fully committed to the Olympic movement globally, I'm better able to promote women's hockey and talk about…

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Able

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As a veteran, you're a little more poised on that mental side. But athletically, I didn't really think I could get better.

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Get better

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I'm able to give a voice to the athletes around the world - use my degree for something other than the power…

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Able

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I'm getting more towards that point where I'm ready to kind of pass the torch on and see the next generation succeed…

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Behinds

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I find that I've tried to become a better hockey player every year and not just hold on. At the same time,…

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Done

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Right now, I'm standing behind the glass, and I guess that's a metaphor for how my life will be going forward.

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Behinds

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The Women's Sports Foundation holds a unique position in developing opportunities for girls and women of all abilities to be active whether…

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Ability

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That's the awesome part. Little girls now have a chance to look up and see women playing soccer, basketball, softball and now…

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Basketball

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I look at myself, and how much I've gotten just because I play a sport well.

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Looks

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But inside of me I knew that the Olympics were still there. I was still young enough. I knew that once I…

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Enough

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When you look back from your Olympic experience, you never want to question whether you could have done more. The one thing…

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Done

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I wish I could play the whole game and come back tomorrow.

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Games

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I have enough muscle already. Now I want to use it in more efficient ways.

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Efficient

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I'm not playing for lack of options. But this is such a fleeting thing. When I'm done, I'm never, ever going to…

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Able

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It's not about, 'Let me play as long as I can so I don't have to grow up.' It's about, 'Let me…

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Enjoy

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I still love hockey. It's just I'm at a different stage of my life and I think I'm just ready to grow…

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Different

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