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
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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.
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My sport taught me what I could do with my talents, whether in the rink or in the rest of my life
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I really loved what the guys were doing more than anything, how high they jumped, how effortless it was.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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The first thing is to love your sport. Never do it to please someone else. It has to be yours.
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It was a look of perfection just like her style.
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The world went by, and we didn't get caught up in all the other things, because we didn't have time. We had no spare time. It was always thinking about training and focusing on what we wanted, our goals.
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We wanted to be achievers, but being an achiever didn't mean that you stopped being a woman.
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Together we watched them skate hand in hand, and now his hand slipped from hers and we are left to wonder why, but we will never forget the beauty of Gordeeva & Grinkov.
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When you are doing something soft and pretty and feminine, some romantic chemistry - a power boost of hormones - helps the piece.
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When I got my diagnosis, I treated it like the Olympics. I tried to stay positive and told my doctor I was going to be the best patient he'd ever had.
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There were pretty rigid rules and real traditional music. Traditional choreography. It's gradually gotten more free, and the rules have changed.