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49 quotes by Dorothy Hamill

Olympic medal record Women's figure skating Competitor for  United States Gold 1976 Innsbruck Singles Dorothy Stuart Hamill (born July 26, 1956) is a retired American figure skater. She is the 1976 Olympic champion in ladies' singles and the 1976 World champion.
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I was passionate. I found something that I loved. I could be all alone in a big old skating rink and nobody could get near me and I didn't have... →

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At times, I feel overwhelmed and my depression leads me into darkness.

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Every time you go out on the ice, there are slight flaws. You can always think of something you should have done better. These are the things you... →

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I wanted to learn how to skate backwards and they wouldn't help me and they went off and left me on my own.

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It was very much like Norman Rockwell: small town America. We walked to school or rode our bikes, stopped at the penny candy store on the way home... →

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I was really a spoiled brat when I was a kid skating. Meals are cooked for you, you are driven to the rink, they make costumes for you. Your parents... →

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I was just ice skating. I had no concept of that. In those days you couldn't see the judges. I was this little person on the ice and they were... →

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Everybody has to deal with tough times. A gold medal doesn't make you immune to that. A skater is used to falling down and getting up again.

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

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I was a bratty little sister. I was the youngest of three, and I often felt as though I didn't fit in.

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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.

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I always had short hair, and I hated my short hair. I was always mistaken for a boy, but my mom wouldn't let me change my hair because she was... →

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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... →

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