Advice Quote by Kristi Yamaguchi

Skating was something I really wanted to do; my parents knew nothing about it. They said they'd support me as long as I was…

— Kristi Yamaguchi

My parents were of the opinion, because they had started skating very young, that you should have something that you do that you care…

— Anton Yelchin

My parents never pressured me to skate. They always said I could quit if I wanted to. They only expected me to skate when…

— Nancy Kerrigan

My family and parents were very influential in my skating career.

— Nathan Chen

My parents, especially my dad, had a big influence on my hockey career. He introduced me to the game when I was younger, and…

— Steven Stamkos

My parents are very good parents and have already said that they will look after me until the end of my skating career.

— Patrick Chan

Yeah, so my dad was a skater back in his teenage days, and he used to skate pools and bowls and stuff and vert…

— Nyjah Huston

When my parents were paying for my sport, it wasn't just me out on the ice. Pretty much every dollar my mom made teaching…

— Ashley Wagner

My parents, they don't say to me you have to play hockey. They just see me and how I love what's going on on…

— Alexander Ovechkin

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

Sometimes I didn't want to skate. My dad would push me so hard to get better.

— Patrick Kane

I've been an athlete all my life. I was a competitive figure skater, and then when I realized skating was not an adult sport…

— Condoleezza Rice