Jumping Quote by Eddie the Eagle

The idea that skiing might not be fun, might not be for everyone, had never occurred to me. Where I come from, the sport…

— Siri Hustvedt

Some people thought I wasn't taking the sport seriously because I was always laughing and having fun, but I loved my skiing, I loved…

— Eddie the Eagle

It takes a lot of guts to jump. If people criticise, I would give them a set of skis and say, 'Do it yourself…

— Eddie the Eagle

When I grew up, I had a lot of fun ski racing with my friends. We pushed each other, and this made it easier…

— Ted Ligety

It had been a dream of mine to go to an Olympic Games since I was about seven years old. I didn't know I'd…

— Eddie the Eagle

I always felt like I had something to prove, like I had to work twice as hard to make sure I got it. I…

— Gus Kenworthy

My parents never pushed me to ski race. It was my choice and something I really wanted to do. I would have rebelled if…

— Ted Ligety

I always channeled what I felt emotionally into skiing - my insecurities, my anger, my disappointment. Skiing was always my outlet, and it worked.

— Lindsey Vonn

I learned how to cross-country ski.

— Lisa Lutz

Making ski racing fun and engaging for kids and families is an exciting opportunity and a real passion of mine.

— Lindsey Vonn

People would ask me why I was doing what I was doing - but I always told them that I just loved to skate.…

— Nancy Kerrigan

In 2012, I was invited to a ski event called the Hartford Ski Spectacular to learn how to sit-ski for the first time. I…

— Oksana Masters