Kristi Yamaguchi Quotes

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Kristi Yamaguchi

Profession : Athlete

Birth : July 12, 1971

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

I've realized how precious life is. When I was younger, I was more adventurous. I felt invincible. I was game for everything. As a mom, I don't want to get injured because then I can't take care of my kids.

Kristi Yamaguchi

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

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

Now, I am thrilled to be a wife and mother, and I hope to be as good of a mother as my own mother, Carole.

Kristi Yamaguchi

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

This experience has been once in a lifetime.

Kristi Yamaguchi

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

Skating was something I really wanted to do; my parents knew nothing about it. They said they'd support me as long as I was trying my hardest and enjoying it.

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

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

Kristi Yamaguchi

My experience at the 1992 Winter Olympics was my fulfillment of dreaming the Impossible Dream.

Kristi Yamaguchi

Probably a few weeks after I was born I started having casts put on my legs to straighten them out. After that corrective shoes and with a brace in between.

Kristi Yamaguchi

With 30,000 deaths and 200,000 hospitalizations from the seasonal flu, those numbers are certainly higher than what we've seen of the swine flu. Protecting yourself from both viruses is very important.

Kristi Yamaguchi

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

One of my mottos not only just in skating but in life in general and I try to enforce it as well, is like no regrets and just like going for it.

Kristi Yamaguchi

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

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

Training for the Olympics was a lifelong endeavor and took many years.

Kristi Yamaguchi

The good feeling I get from contributing rivals anything I felt on the Olympic stand in Albertville.

Kristi Yamaguchi