Peggy Fleming
Peggy Fleming
Peggy Gail Flemingis an American former figure skater. She is the 1968 Olympic Champion in Ladies' singles and a three-time World Champion. Fleming has been a television commentator in figure skating for over 20 years, including several Winter Olympic Games...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionFigure Skater
Date of Birth27 July 1948
CitySan Jose, CA
CountryUnited States of America
strong real cancer
This is another kind of competition, but I'm being coached by an excellent team, and I've got a real strong competitive spirit.
fighting stay-positive down-and
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.
mean achievement being-a-woman
We Wanted to be Achievers, But Being an Achievers didn't Mean That You Stopped Being a Woman.
thinking skating figure-skating
I think skating helped me find myself.
sports guy effortless
I really loved what the guys were doing more than anything, how high they jumped, how effortless it was.
sports impact feelings
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.
giving skating wanted
Giving life to music through skating was something I wanted to be known for
sports fitness running
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.
character grace gold
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.
flirting light ice
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.
sports love-you hard-work
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.
leadership sports love-you
The first thing is to love your sport. Never do it to please someone else. It has to be yours.
goal doing-your-best should
The ultimate goal should be doing your best and enjoying it.
develop
You watch. She's going to develop into something just wonderful.