Always Quote by Mirai Nagasu

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

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

— Nancy Kerrigan

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 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 mother introduced me to many different things, and figure skating was one of them. I just thought that it was magical having to…

— Debi Thomas

I begged my mom to let me start skating.

— Debi Thomas

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

I started skating when I was six years old.

— Nancy Kerrigan

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

— Patrick Kane

My parents told me, 'Skating is a privilege, not a right, and school always comes first.'

— Ashley Wagner

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