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My coach was a great politician, so he did most of the work. He was good.

~Dorothy Hamill

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I wouldn't say that there's ever been an Olympic champion that didn't deserve to win an Olympic Gold Medal.

~Dorothy Hamill

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It's different today than it was then. In those days we were strictly amateurs. If I had wanted to stay in for the '80 Olympics, my parents couldn't have afforded it.

~Dorothy Hamill

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They're still considered Olympic eligibles, so there's never an issue whether they're going to turn pro or not. When they get to that level, money is never an issue. They make so much money now.

~Dorothy Hamill

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You see the fairy tale - four minutes of glory at the Olympics. I thought my life would be cake after that.

~Dorothy Hamill

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I'm certainly not a perfect mother, but I'm trying to be what my mother wasn't for me. My mother's battled depression, so I understand it now as a parent, some of the things that she must have been going through.

~Dorothy Hamill

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One naively thinks that by winning the Olympics, it's going to be this switch, and then your life is going to be perfect, and that's not reality.

~Dorothy Hamill

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I never really liked my short hair; it never occurred to me that people would want it.

~Dorothy Hamill

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When I was growing up, there were very few women athletes. I remember watching Olga Corbett, but Peggy Fleming and Janet Lynn were my role models. I never dreamt that I could be at that level. I remember thinking they seemed so elegant and regal and powerful and feminine.

~Dorothy Hamill

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I had the most incredible time on 'Dancing With the Stars.' It never occurred to me when I took it on that I would physically not be able to do it because that's not in an Olympic competitor's vocabulary! It was the most wonderful environment, such a nurturing environment.

~Dorothy Hamill

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Athlete

Born: July 26th, 1956

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