If I had never won a single medal, I'd still be skating in a rink somewhere. There wouldn't be an audience or camera flashes or autograph seekers, but I'd still be skating.
That's what amateur skating is about, technical expertise, and it should always stay that way. - Brian Boitano
That's what amateur skating is about, technical expertise, and it should always stay that way.
- Brian Boitano
I love skating. I love the speed, the power, the excitement, the feeling that --- even for just a moment --- I can defy gravity and fly through the a… - Brian Boitano
I love skating. I love the speed, the power, the excitement, the feeling that --- even for just a moment --- I can defy gravity and fly through the a…
On the lip of the Grand Canyon. I've always wanted to do that. My very first TV special out of the Olympics was on a glacier in Alaska. Right after t… - Brian Boitano
On the lip of the Grand Canyon. I've always wanted to do that. My very first TV special out of the Olympics was on a glacier in Alaska. Right after t…
Yeah, I am a little bit, and I think it is a natural progression of the sport, of going upwards in technical ability and everything like that. - Brian Boitano
Yeah, I am a little bit, and I think it is a natural progression of the sport, of going upwards in technical ability and everything like that.
Plus the public's attention span is so short right now, if a skater doesn't strike while the iron is hot... well it's not like people will forget you… - Brian Boitano
Plus the public's attention span is so short right now, if a skater doesn't strike while the iron is hot... well it's not like people will forget you…
Kids don't know the language of figure skating. If you ask them to do a compulsory figure, they don't know how to, and that's so important for the ed… - Brian Boitano
Kids don't know the language of figure skating. If you ask them to do a compulsory figure, they don't know how to, and that's so important for the ed…
From an athlete's perspective, to cancel the Olympics in regards to the threats would be absolutely devastating - especially since the Olympics - it'… - Brian Boitano
From an athlete's perspective, to cancel the Olympics in regards to the threats would be absolutely devastating - especially since the Olympics - it'…
I have to consider my greatest accomplishments winning the Olympics because everything that Ive done after that is really because of the Olympics. - Brian Boitano
I have to consider my greatest accomplishments winning the Olympics because everything that Ive done after that is really because of the Olympics.
When a skater steps on the ice to compete, the nerves, the tension, and sheer suspense of that moment make for great drama. - Brian Boitano
When a skater steps on the ice to compete, the nerves, the tension, and sheer suspense of that moment make for great drama.
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