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
When I get up, I have a cup of coffee, surf the Internet, then do a half-hour run.
I was an athlete. And I proved I didn't win just because I was pretty. I was good, too.
I want to see sunrises in the mountains. You never get to see such things enough in a lifetime. I want to see more.
Almost nothing is presented to you on a silver platter. You have to really work for it.
I can't say, 'It doesn't matter if you win or lose.' It's not true. You go in to win.
When I go out on the ice, I just think about my skating. I forget it is a competition.
Money was never the motivation. It never should be in sports.
I'm the sort of person who needs a big mountain in front of me to climb.
Figure skating is a mixture of art and sport.