44 Quotes by Tara Lipinski

Most athletes won't push a sport forward unless they have the incentive to do so - let alone when the structures of a sport have been set up to actually incentivize them to hold back.

When the rules of judging skating in international competition changed in 2004 with the goal of making judging more transparent, one of the consequences was the rewarding of skaters who attempt more challenging technical elements in the pursuit of ever more points.

Skating, like all other sports, has an element of strategy.

I think back to my time when I was skating: I was 15, and there was no such thing as Instagram.

It's very easy for me to watch a performance and just speak on it as I see it.

Of course, you think back and wonder, 'What would prom have been like?' I didn't have those normal high school experiences. But I was pretty lucky: I had tons of friends at the rink.

Teens should always remember they are unique, special, and bring something to the world that no one else can.

My parents gave me the gift of love and support. They told me never to question what my heart wanted and to be proud of who I was as an individual.

I look back, in an endearing way, on that time of my life when I was competing at the Olympics.