Kristi Yamaguchi

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 #homebody #how #husband #i

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

#everything #felt #had #hard #hard work

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

#anymore #being #being judged #enjoy #entertained

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

— Kristi Yamaguchi

#i #just #noticed #teenager #thing

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

#because #emotional #express #freedom #haven

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

— Kristi Yamaguchi

#i #just #left #locker #locker 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

#athlete #being #body #how #know

Childhood reading is so important. ↗

— Kristi Yamaguchi

#important #reading

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

#big #dorothy #haircut #her #idol

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

— Kristi Yamaguchi

#child #forever #heart #i #now