Scott Hamilton Skating Quotations

Half of figure skating is opinion, convincing judges.

I was more interested in skating and the girls and traveling than I was in calculus.

And the fact that I liked to show off and be the center of attention really lends itself to figure skating very well.

I didn't want to be the sissy figure skater, you know.

Male figure skating is different than female figure skating; we're not America's sweetheart.

And so figure skating was a great vehicle for me to kind of be competitive at something, without having to be big.

But I never really thought that I would be extraordinarily successful at skating, it's just something that happened, you know.

I don't care how many of these things I can inject into my body, am I going to be able to compete with Shaquille O'Neal on the basketball court? No. Or would he be able to compete with me on the skating surface? No. So there's a lot to just basic genetics, body style, physical stature, and then the mental capability, too. There's more to sports than just being big and strong and quick.

You know, it's funny ... skating has always given me life,

Figure skating is an industry now. What's in the best interest of the industry? That's a consideration.

Memories just get richer with time.