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My parents believed in exposing each of their children to an abundance of varied activities in the hope they would find something they loved. They each had found a passion - Dad with his music and Mom with her horses - so it was natural for them to encourage experimentation.

~Dorothy Hamill

Topics: Abundance Activities Believed Children Dad Each Encourage Experimentation Exposing Find Found Had Her His Hope Horses Loved Mom Music Natural Parents Passion Something Them Varied Would

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I don't think television really captures the speed and the power of skating.

~Dorothy Hamill

Topics: Captures Power Really Skating Speed Television Think

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If you don't know a lot about figure skating, it's easy to fall in love with ice dancing because it's so romantic and so theatrical.

~Dorothy Hamill

Topics: About Because Dancing Easy Fall Figure Figure Skating Ice Know Lot Love Romantic Skating Theatrical You

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People think skating would translate very easily to dancing, but it really doesn't. Dancing is a lot of fun and not as dangerous as being on the ice.

~Dorothy Hamill

Topics: Being Dancing Dangerous Easily Fun Ice Lot People Really Skating Think Translate Very Would

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I didn't study dance. I had some ballet lessons because I needed it for posture and for my arms, mostly. My skating coach said I really needed it, from the belly button up, as opposed to the footwork. In skating, the shoes don't move.

~Dorothy Hamill

Topics: Arms Ballet Because Belly Button Coach Dance Had Lessons Mostly Move Needed Opposed Posture Really Said Shoes Skating Some Study Up

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The mind is pretty powerful. In skating, you learn to click into that zone and focus not necessarily on what you're doing but if you're doing it well.

~Dorothy Hamill

Topics: Click Doing Focus Learn Mind Necessarily Powerful Pretty Skating Well You Zone

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My legs are ice skaters' legs. No tan in sight.

~Dorothy Hamill

Topics: Ice Legs Sight Skaters Tan

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I didn't know about competition or the Olympics until Peggy Fleming won in 1968. My mother looked after all of the competition stuff. I just skated. I didn't really love competition, but that was the only way to get better. You'd see more talent.

~Dorothy Hamill

Topics: About After Better Competition Get Just Know Looked Love More Mother Olympics Only Peggy Really See Stuff Talent Until Way Won You

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In my teen years leading up to the Olympics, I loved having the excuse to skip out on parties because of skating. Partying wasn't my thing anyway. Mostly I hung out with other skaters. We were all buddies, so it's not like I missed out on socializing. I was really enjoying myself.

~Dorothy Hamill

Topics: Anyway Because Buddies Enjoying Excuse Having Hung Leading Like Loved Missed Mostly Myself Olympics Other Out Parties Partying Really Skaters Skating Skip Socializing Teen Teen Years Thing Up Were Years

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Athlete

Born: July 26th, 1956

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