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We wanted to be achievers, but being an achiever didn't mean that you stopped being a woman.

~Peggy Fleming

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I think exercise tests us in so many ways, our skills, our hearts, our ability to bounce back after setbacks. This is the inner beauty of sports and competition, and it can serve us all well as adult athletes.

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The first thing is to love your sport. Never do it to please someone else. It has to be yours.

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As a young child, I played the violin. I think that that started the spark.

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Giving life to music through skating was something I wanted to be known for.

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I really loved what the guys were doing more than anything, how high they jumped, how effortless it was.

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I think skating helped me find myself.

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In 1968, in the midst of the tumultuous 1960s, the Olympics were much more than just another event.

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My sport taught me what I could do with my talents, whether in the rink or in the rest of my life.

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Skating was the vessel into which I could pour my heart and soul.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Athlete

Born: July 27th, 1948

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