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14 quotes by Peggy Fleming

Peggy Gail Fleming (born July 27, 1948) is an American figure skater. She is the 1968 Olympic Champion in Ladies' singles and a three-time World Champion (1966–1968). Fleming has been a television commentator on figure skating for over 20 years, including several Winter Olympic Games.
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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... →

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I think skating helped me find myself.

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When the going got tough, I really had to draw on many of the same competitive instincts I did when I was skating. I really had to put my head down... →

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

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

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

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

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The world went by, and we didn't get caught up in all the other things, because we didn't have time. We had no spare time. It was always... →

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Then came the choreography... the impact of music and choreography tends to really emphasize an overall feeling of what you really want out of the... →

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