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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

#advice #anything #athlete #coaches #dictate

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

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

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

Figure skaters have awful perceptions of hockey players. ↗

— Kristi Yamaguchi

#figure #hockey #hockey players #key players #perceptions

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

#achieved #dreams #everyday #fortunate #give

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

#backward #get #give #goal #goals

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

— Kristi Yamaguchi

#else #i #marks #skate #someone

Our strategy is to defend ourselves against an occupying army and against settlers and settlements. ↗

— Ahmed Yassin

#army #defend #occupying #our #ourselves