Nancy Kerrigan
Nancy Kerrigan
Nancy Ann Kerrigan is a former American figure skater...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionFigure Skater
Date of Birth13 October 1969
CityWoburn, MA
CountryUnited States of America
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I've worn some costumes designed by the Boston Ballet and I have also bought simple costumes from Petersons (a dance store) in Burlington, MA.
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I've spent $50 and probably saved hundreds of dollars,
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That was when my coach taught me that I should not wear medals around, they were awards not jewelry. So you'll never see me with my medals on!
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My brothers thought they were going to get rid of me when I started figure skating - which they said was for wimps. But I still followed them around.
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Sometimes it was difficult to make friends and be social in school because I was always practicing while other kids were getting together and doing things. But it just made me closer to my family, and I realized that they would always be there no matter what.
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I watched skating on TV all of the time.
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They would often put hockey gear on me and have me play goalie for their street hockey games. It didn't bother me a bit! I actually loved it!
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My parents never pressured me to skate. They always said I could quit if I wanted to. They only expected me to skate when they had already paid for the expensive lessons. But, otherwise they said I could do what I wanted to do.
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I was thrilled one year when I was younger when not only did my brothers get hockey sticks for Christmas - but I did too!
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Even now I can't describe why I love skating so much.
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I like to try all kinds of styles so it always challenges me and forces me to try to look different.
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People are really sick of seeing the winner not win and what the public thinks should happen.
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It wasn't always easy getting up at 5 o'clock in the morning to go to the rink. Sometimes I wanted to just go back to sleep.
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Even now, my husband Jerry, our son Matthew and I live only five minutes away from my parents home, and my brothers live about ten minutes away. It's been great having such a supportive family.