Katarina Witt
Katarina Witt
Katarina Wittis a retired German figure skater. Witt won two Olympic gold medals for East Germany, first at the 1984 Sarajevo Olympics and the second in 1988 at the Calgary Olympics. She is a four-time World championand twice World silver medalist. A feat only equalled by Sonja Henie among female skaters, Witt won six consecutive European Championships. Her competitive record makes her one of the most successful figure skaters of all time...
NationalityGerman
ProfessionFigure Skater
Date of Birth3 December 1965
CityBerlin, Germany
CountryGermany
I hope that I can maintain my skating as long as possible.
Every man prefers to look at a well-shaped woman instead of a rubber ball.
I was the very first athlete in East Germany allowed to go professional.
The feeling of losing oneself in somebody's arms, yet at the same time finding oneself there, is irreplaceable. Nothing compares to the intensity of that feeling.
I know this is maybe naive, but one day I hope there will be peace in the world. Maybe one day the flowers will come back.
It's hard work to make a four-minute program look effortless and elegant.
Too many times women try to be competitive with each other. We should help support each other, rather than try to be better than each other.
I never had a serious injury that kept me out of a big competition. Now everyone has injuries - to their feet or their knees or their backs.
I never really like to skate in an empty ice rink; I always need the attention of an audience.
I started the class late. The teacher said I would have to learn as much in half a year that the others learned in a year. I did it.
When youre young, you dont think very far ahead. You just think in terms of the next day, the next week, the next competition. You dont think about injuries that could threaten your long-term health.
As an athlete, you choose your sport and are drawn into it but your passion should never be driven by fame and fortune but a desire to create something special that people will always remember.
Skating taught me to set a goal and to block out other things and just focus on this one thing.
It's not like I didn't do anything for 10 years and chose a new profession. I've been on the ice a lot. I'm not an outsider.