Peggy Fleming Quotations

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 program.

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.

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

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

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 and stay positive. I had to fight.

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

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

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

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

When I was on the ice, in the lights, with the music and the motion, there was a certain kind of flirtation that gave great energy and expressiveness to my performance.

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

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

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 thinking about training and focusing on what we wanted, our goals.

Through my skating, I've learned so much about myself. My sport taught me what I could do with my talents, whether in the rink or in the rest of my life. 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.

I always thought she had an exquisite look. But I also felt the warmth of her personality never came across to the audience, never had that connection. But choreography can bring it out. You've got to feel it deep inside, that connection, and I think 'Romeo and Juliet' is the most beautiful I've ever seen.

He just loves what he's doing. And that rubs off on his skaters.

When I got my diagnosis, I treated it like the Olympics. I tried to stay positive and told my doctor I was going to be the best patient he'd ever had.

When you are doing something soft and pretty and feminine, some romantic chemistry - a power boost of hormones - helps the piece.

Together we watched them skate hand in hand, and now his hand slipped from hers and we are left to wonder why, but we will never forget the beauty of Gordeeva & Grinkov.

It was a look of perfection just like her style.

There were pretty rigid rules and real traditional music. Traditional choreography. It's gradually gotten more free, and the rules have changed.

This is another kind of competition, but I'm being coached by an excellent team, and I've got a real strong competitive spirit.

We Wanted to be Achievers, But Being an Achievers didn't Mean That You Stopped Being a Woman.

I think skating helped me find myself.

It's a level of strength and character that few of us can imagine; a grace under pressure that few of us will ever attain. It's why an Olympic gold medal would not have made us love or admire her more.

Love your sport. Never do it to please someone else; it has to be yours. That is all that will justify the hard work. Compete against yourself, not others, for that is who is truly your best competition.

The ultimate goal should be doing your best and enjoying it.

You watch. She's going to develop into something just wonderful.