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Peggy Fleming

(1948) Figure Skater

20 quotes in 123 categories

Peggy Fleming is a figure skater, best known for Small town in the big city.

Quick Facts About Peggy Fleming

Born: July 27, 1948
Profession: Figure Skater
Notable works: Small town in the big city

About Peggy Fleming

Peggy Gale Fleming is a retired American figure skater. She is the 1968 Winter Olympic Champion in the ladies' singles, being the only American gold medalist at these Games, and a three-time World Champion (1966–1968) in the same event. Fleming has been a television commentator in figure skating for over 20 years, including at several Winter Olympic Games.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Quotes by Peggy Fleming

I think skating helped me find myself.

Figure skating

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This is another kind of competition, but I'm being coached by an excellent team, and I've got a real strong competitive spirit.

Breast cancer

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Love your sport. Never do it to please someone else; it has to be yours. That is all that will justify the…

Competition

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Then came the choreography... the impact of music and choreography tends to really emphasize an overall feeling of what you really want…

Choreography

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The ultimate goal should be doing your best and enjoying it.

Doing your best

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The first thing is to love your sport. Never do it to please someone else. It has to be yours.

Athlete

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Skating was the vessel into which I could pour my heart and soul

Heart

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It's a level of strength and character that few of us can imagine; a grace under pressure that few of us will…

Admire

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When I was on the ice, in the lights, with the music and the motion, there was a certain kind of flirtation…

Certain

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When the going got tough, I really had to draw on many of the same competitive instincts I did when I was…

Down and

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My sport taught me what I could do with my talents, whether in the rink or in the rest of my life

Life

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“The first is to love your sport. Never do it to please someone else. It has to be yours.”

Love

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We wanted to be achievers, but being an achiever didn't mean that you stopped being a woman.

Achievement

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The world went by, and we didn't get caught up in all the other things, because we didn't have time. We had…

About

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As a young child, I played the violin. I think that that started the spark

Children

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In 1968, in the midst of the tumultuous 1960s, the Olympics were much more than just another event

1960s

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I really loved what the guys were doing more than anything, how high they jumped, how effortless it was.

Effortless

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

Giving

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I think exercise tests us in so many ways, our skills, our hearts, our ability to bounce back after setbacks. This is…

Ability

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“The first thing is to love your sport. Never do it to please someone else. It has to be yours. Peggy Fleming”

Sports

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