Kristi Yamaguchi Quotes

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

Heart, Understand, Child

At 6 years old, the ice became a place for me to express myself. Because I was so shy off the ice, it became my safe haven, with music and freedom and self-expression. That was my emotional outlet.
Kristi Yamaguchi

Music, Freedom, Emotional

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.
Kristi Yamaguchi

Great, Parents, Two

Having achieved my own dreams, I want to give to kids who are less fortunate, who struggle with everyday obstacles. I want to give them something positive in their lives: support.
Kristi Yamaguchi

Positive, Dreams, Struggle

I'm kind of a homebody. My husband says I like to just stay home and do nothing, but that's just how I am.
Kristi Yamaguchi

Home, Husband, Nothing

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

Work, Women, Winning

As a professional, I think we're not being judged solely on technical ability anymore. People really want to be entertained and enjoy what they're watching.
Kristi Yamaguchi

Enjoy, Ability, Judged

As a teenager especially, I just wanted to do my thing and not be noticed.
Kristi Yamaguchi

Wanted, Teenager, Noticed

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

Before, Left, Room

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

Able, Body, Pressure

Childhood reading is so important.
Kristi Yamaguchi

Important, Reading, Childhood

Dorothy Hamill was my big idol as a kid. She'd won the Olympics in 1976. She was America's sweetheart with her personality, her talent, her haircut.
Kristi Yamaguchi

America, Big, Her

Figure skaters have awful perceptions of hockey players.
Kristi Yamaguchi

Hockey, Players, Figure

I always try to start out with some type of goal. Then I work backward and think of what I need to do to get there, and give myself smaller goals that are more immediate.
Kristi Yamaguchi

Work, Give, Goal

I burnt myself out of skating. I was ready to focus on being a mom.
Kristi Yamaguchi

Mom, Focus, Ready

I didn't want to skate for someone else or for certain marks.
Kristi Yamaguchi

Someone, Else, Skate

I don't know how many people really knew who I was before the Olympics and that's the fun thing of the Olympics - you get to know someone who captures your heart, hopefully.
Kristi Yamaguchi

Fun, Heart, Someone

I don't mind the sparkle - I think it's kind of a tradition in skating. I don't think the men really need sparkles, but for the women it's part of the glamour of our sport.
Kristi Yamaguchi

Women, Men, Mind

I learned to put 100 percent into what you're doing. I learned about setting goals for yourself, knowing where you want to be and taking small steps toward those goals. I learned about adversity and how to get past it.
Kristi Yamaguchi

Yourself, Past, Small

I never wanted to feel I hadn't worked hard enough.
Kristi Yamaguchi

Hard, Enough, Wanted

I'd try to channel my nervous energy in a positive way into strength and endurance. It didn't always work.
Kristi Yamaguchi

Work, Positive, Strength

I'm a perfectionist.
Kristi Yamaguchi

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

Looking, Stay, Ways

I've always worked closely with the designers and whoever's making the costumes. Comfort is the last thing you want on your mind when you're competing. In an ideal situation, you'll have something where you'll put it on and you're fine and you don't have to worry about it at all.
Kristi Yamaguchi

Mind, Put, Worry

I've had a lot more fun with the training.
Kristi Yamaguchi

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Nationality: American

Born: July 12, 1971

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