Enjoy Quote by 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

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

— Patrick Kane

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

— Nathan Chen

Growing up as an athlete, I started skating very young. My parents didn't know anything about the sport, so they went with the flow.…

— Kristi Yamaguchi

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

I begged my mom to let me start skating.

— Debi Thomas

I started skating because I loved it. I started when I was three and I didn't know all the sacrifices and all the hardships…

— Sarah Hughes

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

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

My dad was always supportive of me and my skating, and he loved me as best that he could, and he worked hard.

— Tonya Harding

I love skating. It's part of my life, and I never wanted to give it up.

— Nathan Chen