Scott Hamilton
Scott Hamilton
Scott Scovell Hamiltonis a retired American figure skater and Olympic gold medalist. He won four consecutive U.S. championships, four consecutive World Championshipsand a gold medal in the 1984 Olympics. His signature move is a backflip, a feat that few other figure skaters could perform and is against USFSA and Olympic competition rules, but which he would include in his exhibition routines to please the crowd...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionFigure Skater
Date of Birth28 August 1958
CityToledo, OH
CountryUnited States of America
Everything that I've ever been able to accomplish in skating and in life has come out of adversity and perseverance.
I started skating and I kind of liked it because I could run circles around the guys that wouldn't pick me to play baseball.
What was really funny is that as I got older all those guys who called me a sissy in junior high school wanted me to be their best friend because they wanted to meet all the girls that I knew in figure skating.
I don't want to look back-I want to keep looking ahead. I'd hate for my defining moment to be my past.
Male figure skating is different than female figure skating; we're not America's sweetheart.
The high road is always respected. Honesty and integrity are always rewarded.
Without strength and courage it's really hard to perform at the highest levels of international figure skating, because you're alone on the ice and you only have seven minutes over two nights to prove yourself.
Adversity, and perseverance and all these things can shape you. They can give you a value and a self-esteem that is priceless.
Most other competitions are individual achievements, but the Olympic Games is something that belongs to everybody.
The only disability in life is a bad attitude.
The company (Airbus) should be embarrassed by its performance in the twin-aisle line.