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

To be the world's best, you have to beat the world's best.

- Dorothy Hamill

I worked as hard as I could. I was always the first one on the ice, and the last one off.

- 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…

- 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.

- 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…

- 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…

- Dorothy Hamill

If you are a complete perfectionist, then the truth is that this ice skating business will drive you a little crazy!

- Dorothy Hamill