Ass Quote by Evgeni Plushenko

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

— Nathan Chen

When I was growing up, there were times I had to compete against boys in tae kwon do, and I'd show them right away…

— Katheryn Winnick

I fought as a kid. But football is what kept me out of trouble. You could always fight, whether you're in trouble or not

— Brandon Jacobs

Right from my childhood I used to physically fight with boys.

— Jwala Gutta

Back when I was maybe 19, guys would go, 'I can kick your butt!' So I had a few showdowns. To my advantage, I…

— William Zabka

When I was a kid, we lived in Italy, which isn't really known for figure skating. I think that's why I excelled so well.…

— Meta Golding

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

To me, figure skating is an art form, and that's what I always try to bring in, even to my competitive programs.

— Johnny Weir

When I was young, many people didn't know what figure skating was. Some who knew of it thought of it as dancing on ice.…

— Yuna Kim

I stopped amateur skating competitively when I was 15.

— Tara Lipinski

When I was skating you had to participate in every thing.

— Eric Heiden

I really wanted to play hockey. My mom thought figure skates looked easier to use, so she put me in the learn-to-skate program.

— Nathan Chen