37 Quotes by Peggy Fleming

When you are doing something soft and pretty and feminine, some romantic chemistry - a power boost of hormones - helps the piece.

Together we watched them skate hand in hand, and now his hand slipped from hers and we are left to wonder why, but we will never forget the beauty of Gordeeva & Grinkov.

It was a look of perfection just like her style.

There were pretty rigid rules and real traditional music. Traditional choreography. It's gradually gotten more free, and the rules have changed.

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

We Wanted to be Achievers, But Being an Achievers didn't Mean That You Stopped Being a Woman.

I think skating helped me find myself.

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. It's why an Olympic gold medal would not have made us love or admire her more.

Love your sport. Never do it to please someone else; it has to be yours. That is all that will justify the hard work. Compete against yourself, not others, for that is who is truly your best competition.