Kristi Yamaguchi Quotes

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Kristi Yamaguchi

Profession : Athlete

Birth : July 12, 1971

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

Kristi Yamaguchi

Childhood reading is so important.

Kristi Yamaguchi

The past couple years training with Kurt have really brought inspiration into my skating.

Kristi Yamaguchi

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

Kristi Yamaguchi

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

Figure skaters have awful perceptions of hockey players.

Kristi Yamaguchi

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

Kristi Yamaguchi

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

Kristi Yamaguchi

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

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

Kristi Yamaguchi

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

Kristi Yamaguchi

There are two or three performances in your life that are absolutely on, where all the planets are lined up for you and you feel you're invincible.

Kristi Yamaguchi

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

Kristi Yamaguchi

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

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

Kristi Yamaguchi

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

In terms of my career, having the gold definitely changed my life. The Olympics are different, you know? They're every four years and it's such a small group.

Kristi Yamaguchi