65 Quotes by Kristi Yamaguchi

Figure skaters have awful perceptions of hockey players.

Winning in women's singles felt surreal. I felt that everything I had done - the hard work, the tough times - was all worth it.

Before turning pro, I would never have just left my skates sitting in the locker room unattended.

Training for the Olympics was a lifelong endeavor and took many years.

Being an athlete, you know how to train and prepare your body for a performance and you're able to do it under pressure.

This experience has been once in a lifetime.

They say, once you have a child, your heart is forever outside your body. I totally understand that now.

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. I had two great coaches who gave great advice and gave guidelines for my parents. My parents let the coaches dictate what was going on on the ice.

I'm always looking for inspiring ways to stay motivated and stay active.