Peggy Fleming Sports 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.

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

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.

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.