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The U.S. Olympic spirit award is an award that is given to an athlete who embodies the Olympic spirit in more ways than just on the playing field, in showing incredible perseverance, in overcoming obstacles, and what we wanted to do is have everybody can vote on-line.

~Brian Boitano

Topics: Athlete Award Embodies Everybody Field Given Incredible Just More Obstacles Olympic Overcoming Perseverance Playing Playing Field Showing Spirit Than Vote Wanted Ways Who

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I have to consider my greatest accomplishments winning the Olympics because everything that I've done after that is really because of the Olympics.

~Brian Boitano

Topics: Accomplishments After Because Consider Done Everything Greatest Olympics Really Winning

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Kat and I were in our 20s when we won in '88. Our personalities were already established. We were ready to move on to a life of professional skating.

~Brian Boitano

Topics: Established Life Move Move On Our Personalities Professional Ready Skating Were Won

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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, but they just won't care anymore.

~Brian Boitano

Topics: Anymore Attention Attention Span Care Forget Hot Iron Just Like Now People Plus Public Right Short Skater Span Strike Well While Will You

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Sasha gets a raw deal from the press. She makes one mistake in her program and people rip her for not pulling it off when it counts. But she never falls apart. She never just completely folds and misses everything. Usually it's just one mistake.

~Brian Boitano

Topics: Apart Counts Deal Everything Falls Gets Her Just Just One Makes Misses Mistake Never Off People Press Program Pulling Raw Rip She

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So the programs all start to all look the same. I watched one free skating competition, and I thought I was watching a short program. Everyone was doing exactly the same elements.

~Brian Boitano

Topics: Competition Doing Elements Everyone Exactly Exactly The Same Free Look Program Programs Same Short Skating Start Thought Watched Watching

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That's what amateur skating is about, technical expertise, and it should always stay that way.

~Brian Boitano

Topics: About Always Amateur Expertise Should Skating Stay Technical Way

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The Olympics are great for notoriety right off the bat, but your body of work is what people remember you for.

~Brian Boitano

Topics: Bat Body Great Notoriety Off Olympics People Remember Right Work You Your Your Body

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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

Topics: Ability Am Bit Everything Going Like Little Little Bit Natural Progression Sport Technical Think Upwards Yeah I Think I Am

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Athlete

Born: October 22nd, 1963

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