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

    Sitting   Lockers   Rooms  
  • 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.

    Shoes   Legs   Week  
    "Kristi Yamaguchi: Olympic Medalist, Fitness Guru And Mom". "Tell Me More" with Michel Martin, www.npr.org. April 26, 2011.
  • 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, Olympic Ice Skater, Pushes Seasonal Flu Shots" by Amanda Gardner, abcnews.go.com. August 29, 2009.
  • The skaters a lot of times do their own hair and makeup before they compete. That was always kind of a ritual...that calming, quiet time where you can just do your hair and makeup. And then I would always lace up my right skate before my left one.

    Makeup   Hair   Lace  
    Source: www.glamour.com
  • My experience at the 1992 Winter Olympics was my fulfillment of dreaming the Impossible Dream.

    Dream   Winter   Olympics  
  • 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.

    Mom   Kids   Games  
    "'92 Olympian Yamaguchi balances road, family". Interview with Suzanne Riss, www.cnn.com. February 23, 2010.
  • Everything that happened in '92 was more than I had dreamed of... winning the U.S. title for the first time and then doing so well at the Olympics... It seemed to wrap things up so perfectly. I couldn't help thinking, 'How could I top that?'

  • An athlete gains so much knowledge by just participating in a sport. Focus, discipline, hard work, goal setting and, of course, the thrill of finally achieving your goals. These are all lessons in life.

  • 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.

  • Winning in women's singles felt surreal. I felt that everything I had done - the hard work, the tough times - was all worth it.

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

    "'92 Olympian Yamaguchi balances road, family". Interview with Suzanne Riss, www.cnn.com. February 23, 2010.
  • Every day, someone realizes a dream. I believe dreams help light our darkness and give us the push we need to move across the rink of life.

    Sports   Dream   Believe  
    Kristi Yamaguchi (1998). “Always Dream”, Taylor Pub
  • 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.

    "'92 Olympian Yamaguchi balances road, family" by Suzanne Riss, www.cnn.com. February 23, 2010.
  • 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.

    "'92 Olympian Yamaguchi balances road, family". Interview with Suzanne Riss, www.cnn.com. February 23, 2010.
  • 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

    Thinking   Giving   Goal  
  • I never wanted to feel I hadn't worked hard enough.

    Enough   Feels   Wanted  
    "'92 Olympian Yamaguchi balances road, family" by Suzanne Riss, www.cnn.com. February 23, 2010.
  • 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.

    Regret   Trying   Skating  
    "Kristi Yamaguchi: Olympic Medalist, Fitness Guru And Mom". Interview with Michel Martin, www.npr.org. April 26, 2011.
  • Childhood reading is so important.

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

    "'92 Olympian Yamaguchi balances road, family". Interview with Suzanne Riss, www.cnn.com. February 23, 2010.
  • The past couple years training with Kurt have really brought inspiration into my skating.

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

  • Being an athlete, you know how to train and prepare your body for a performance and you're able to do it under pressure.

  • 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.

    "'92 Olympian Yamaguchi balances road, family" by Suzanne Riss, www.cnn.com. February 23, 2010.
  • Searching for funds to continue my skating career when I was 17, I called the Women's Sports Foundation in New York. The intern who answered the phone suggested that I might be a great candidate for the Travel and Training fund, and she sent me an application form. I applied for a grant. With the funds I was awarded, I bought a new pair of skates and a plane ticket to the 1988 National Championships, where I achieved my highest national finish. Four years later, I won the gold medal at the 1992 Olympic Games.

  • 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.

    Husband   Home   Kind  
  • I didn't want to skate for someone else or for certain marks.

    Want   Mark   Certain  
    "'92 Olympian Yamaguchi balances road, family". Interview with Suzanne Riss, www.cnn.com. February 23, 2010.
  • I feel like I missed out on the regular high school social life, but that's the way I chose to be.

    School   Way   Social  
  • 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.

    Thinking   People   Want  
  • 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.

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

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    Kristi Yamaguchi

    • Born: July 12, 1971
    • Occupation: Figure Skater