Debi Thomas Quotes

I tell people I'm too stupid to know what's impossible. I have ridiculously large dreams, and half the time they come true.
Debi Thomas

Dreams, Time, Stupid

I am not really sure how I got interested in medicine.
Debi Thomas

Sure, Interested, Medicine

Being an Olympian, I always have this strong belief in excellence.
Debi Thomas

Strong, Belief, Excellence

But I like it when my patients are impressed not knowing that I was an Olympian.
Debi Thomas

Knowing, Impressed, Olympian

For as long as I can really remember, I wanted to be a doctor.
Debi Thomas

Long, Remember, Wanted

I begged my mom to let me start skating.
Debi Thomas

Mom, Start, Skating

I got a bronze medal and I can't complain about that, the only African-American to get a medal in the Winter Olympics.
Debi Thomas

Winter, Complain, Olympics

I just thought that it was magical having to glide across the ice.
Debi Thomas

Thought, Ice, Magical

I want people to know when I'm taking care of them I'll give it all that I've got.
Debi Thomas

Care, Give, Taking

I wanted to be a doctor since I was five.
Debi Thomas

Wanted, Since, Doctor

I was always very strong in math, physics and calculus.
Debi Thomas

Strong, Physics, Math

I watch a lot of professional skating, and I am really looking forward to going to nationals.
Debi Thomas

Forward, Looking, Watch

I would make my mom buy me the toy doctor kit.
Debi Thomas

Mom, Doctor, Toy

I've got this thing with skating and school - to see how much I can accomplish.
Debi Thomas

School, Skating, Accomplish

Just because you didn't start out perfect doesn't mean you can't have an excellent result in the end.
Debi Thomas

End, Mean, Perfect

My skating is a very emotional thing that comes from the heart, never doing it for the medal.
Debi Thomas

Emotional, Heart, Skating

Right now I am doing my residency in orthopedic research.
Debi Thomas

Research, Residency

So I went for engineering, specifically product design, which I enjoyed.
Debi Thomas

Design, Enjoyed, Product

The Olympics: not one of my better memories.
Debi Thomas

Memories, Olympics

My mother introduced me to many different things, and figure skating was one of them. I just thought that it was magical having to glide across the ice.
Debi Thomas

Mother, Different, Thought

Probably the '86 nationals. That was my first real national title and first real statement I ever made in figure skating, and my life changed after I returned.
Debi Thomas

Life, Real, After

What was most important to me at the Olympics was going out there and performing my best. When I messed up the first jump combination, which was my big move, it hit me that I messed up the program of my life.
Debi Thomas

Life, Best, Important

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Biography

Nationality: American

Born: March 25, 1967

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