111 Quotes by Scott Hamilton

Adversity, and perseverance and all these things can shape you. They can give you a value and a self-esteem that is priceless.

Everything that I've ever been able to accomplish in skating and in life has come out of adversity and perseverance.

Half of figure skating is opinion, convincing judges.

Always try to maintain complete tolerance and always make an effort to give people more then they expect.

Without strength and courage it's really hard to perform at the highest levels of international figure skating, because you're alone on the ice and you only have seven minutes over two nights to prove yourself.

I had a ninth grade teacher who told me I was much smarter and much better than I was allowing myself to be.

Most other competitions are individual achievements, but the Olympic Games is something that belongs to everybody.

I just try to touch people's hearts in a way through skating, so they're not just witnessing a performance, they're feeling a performance and they're a part of it.

I was more interested in skating and the girls and traveling than I was in calculus.