Katarina Witt

I was an athlete. And I proved I didn't win just because I was pretty. I was good, too.

— Katarina Witt

Every man prefers to look at a well-shaped woman instead of a rubber ball.

— Katarina Witt

Money was never the motivation. It never should be in sports.

— Katarina Witt

I learned not to depend on other people. I needed support, but it's you who has to go out and deliver.

— Katarina Witt

Figure skating is a mixture of art and sport.

— Katarina Witt

I was the very first athlete in East Germany allowed to go professional.

— Katarina Witt

I never had a serious injury that kept me out of a big competition. Now everyone has injuries - to their feet…

— Katarina Witt

I'm the sort of person who needs a big mountain in front of me to climb.

— Katarina Witt

Sometimes I even now feel like a stranger in my country. But I knew there would be problems because I had seen…

— Katarina Witt

When youre young, you dont think very far ahead. You just think in terms of the next day, the next week, the…

— Katarina Witt

The desire to really compete again has been there for a long time.

— Katarina Witt

Sometimes, success almost haunts you. You want to be the best at everything you do and know you have to work hard.

— Katarina Witt

I hope that I can maintain my skating as long as possible.

— Katarina Witt

When you reach a certain level, you live in a bubble when all you think, dream and breathe is becoming the best…

— Katarina Witt

I can't say, 'It doesn't matter if you win or lose.' It's not true. You go in to win.

— Katarina Witt

It's not like I didn't do anything for 10 years and chose a new profession. I've been on the ice a lot.…

— Katarina Witt

I want to see sunrises in the mountains. You never get to see such things enough in a lifetime. I want to…

— Katarina Witt

When you're young, you don't think very far ahead. You just think in terms of the next day, the next week, the…

— Katarina Witt

Competitions make me nervous. When I go out on the ice, I just think about my skating and not, 'I have to…

— Katarina Witt

When I go out on the ice, I just think about my skating. I forget it is a competition.

— Katarina Witt

I know this is maybe naive, but one day I hope there will be peace in the world. Maybe one day the…

— Katarina Witt

Skating taught me to set a goal and to block out other things and just focus on this one thing.

— Katarina Witt

I don't want to compete. I want to skate for the joy. I get so nervous in competition. I get always sick.…

— Katarina Witt

The feeling of losing oneself in somebody's arms, yet at the same time finding oneself there, is irreplaceable. Nothing compares to the…

— Katarina Witt

Too many times women try to be competitive with each other. We should help support each other, rather than try to be…

— Katarina Witt