Competition Quote by Peggy Fleming

I think skating helped me find myself.

— Peggy Fleming

This is another kind of competition, but I'm being coached by an excellent team, and I've got a real strong competitive spirit.

— Peggy Fleming

Then came the choreography... the impact of music and choreography tends to really emphasize an overall feeling of what you really want out of…

— Peggy Fleming

The ultimate goal should be doing your best and enjoying it.

— Peggy Fleming

The first thing is to love your sport. Never do it to please someone else. It has to be yours.

— Peggy Fleming

Skating was the vessel into which I could pour my heart and soul

— Peggy Fleming

It's a level of strength and character that few of us can imagine; a grace under pressure that few of us will ever attain.…

— Peggy Fleming

When I was on the ice, in the lights, with the music and the motion, there was a certain kind of flirtation that gave…

— Peggy Fleming

When the going got tough, I really had to draw on many of the same competitive instincts I did when I was skating. I…

— Peggy Fleming

My sport taught me what I could do with my talents, whether in the rink or in the rest of my life

— Peggy Fleming

“The first is to love your sport. Never do it to please someone else. It has to be yours.”

— Peggy Fleming

We wanted to be achievers, but being an achiever didn't mean that you stopped being a woman.

— Peggy Fleming