In group lesson number six I think we learned how to turn backwards and then just kind of wiggle. That wasn't really skating backward, but I guess I was going in the right direction.
In my teen years leading up to the Olympics, I loved having the excuse to skip out on parties because of skating. Partying wasnt my thing anyway. Mos… - Dorothy Hamill
In my teen years leading up to the Olympics, I loved having the excuse to skip out on parties because of skating. Partying wasnt my thing anyway. Mos…
- Dorothy Hamill
I was a bratty little sister. I was the youngest of three, and I often felt as though I didn't fit in. - Dorothy Hamill
I was a bratty little sister. I was the youngest of three, and I often felt as though I didn't fit in.
I worked as hard as I could. I was always the first one on the ice, and the last one off. - Dorothy Hamill
I worked as hard as I could. I was always the first one on the ice, and the last one off.
To be the world's best, you have to beat the world's best. - Dorothy Hamill
To be the world's best, you have to beat the world's best.
I think I dreamed about competing at the Olympics, maybe hoping to win a gold medal. Not that I ever thought that I would, but I dreamed about it. - Dorothy Hamill
I think I dreamed about competing at the Olympics, maybe hoping to win a gold medal. Not that I ever thought that I would, but I dreamed about it.
Every time you go out on the ice, there are slight flaws. You can always think of something you should have done better. These are the things you mus… - Dorothy Hamill
Every time you go out on the ice, there are slight flaws. You can always think of something you should have done better. These are the things you mus…
My mother stopped working when she had my brother. She was a full time mom until I started getting heavily into ice skating lessons, and it got to th… - Dorothy Hamill
My mother stopped working when she had my brother. She was a full time mom until I started getting heavily into ice skating lessons, and it got to th…
If I'm on skates, I feel at home no matter what I'm doing. If they wanted me to sing and dance I think I could do it just becauseI was on skates. Whe… - Dorothy Hamill
If I'm on skates, I feel at home no matter what I'm doing. If they wanted me to sing and dance I think I could do it just becauseI was on skates. Whe…
If you are a complete perfectionist, then the truth is that this ice skating business will drive you a little crazy! - Dorothy Hamill
If you are a complete perfectionist, then the truth is that this ice skating business will drive you a little crazy!
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