Nancy Kerrigan Quotes

And I love what I do and I love skating.
Nancy Kerrigan

But it seems that the judging maybe they shouldn't at least see the practices all week long. That can taint the way they go into the judging and the outlook of what's going to happen, instead of just watching those four minutes and judging on those minutes alone.
Nancy Kerrigan

Alone, Long, Happen

People would ask me why I was doing what I was doing - but I always told them that I just loved to skate. There was no other explanation.
Nancy Kerrigan

Why, Loved, Ask

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.
Nancy Kerrigan

Family, Great, Home

One of the things I like best about the Halloween show is that I change outfits about six times in the show. It is a lot of fun to play the different characters.
Nancy Kerrigan

Change, Best, Fun

There is no age, height, or weight requirement to skate. It is good exercise no matter what your age is. If you want to be competitive, most start young. But, I practice with many adult competitors.
Nancy Kerrigan

Age, Good, Young

But after a few minutes of convincing myself that I really wanted to go - telling myself that I love skating and that my coach is there waiting for me - I would get up and go. And my mother would always get up and eat breakfast with me!
Nancy Kerrigan

Love, Waiting, Mother

Even now I can't describe why I love skating so much.
Nancy Kerrigan

Love, Why, Skating

Falling down became second nature and it really didn't bother me.
Nancy Kerrigan

Nature, Down, Second

I do not have any pets. We travel too much.
Nancy Kerrigan

I get to see the different sides of skating now which involves not only competing, but entertainment.
Nancy Kerrigan

Different, Skating, Sides

I like to try all kinds of styles so it always challenges me and forces me to try to look different.
Nancy Kerrigan

Different, Try, Kinds

I started skating when I was six years old.
Nancy Kerrigan

Old, Started, Skating

I think it's a lot harder for the pros to have a long career in ice dance and in pairs. It seems the singles have a little bit of a longer career.
Nancy Kerrigan

Long, Career, Dance

I took group lessons at a rink near my home. We first had to learn how to stand up on the ice wearing skates. Eventually we learned to move forward, but soon found out that it was not that easy to stop! So that was our next important lesson.
Nancy Kerrigan

Home, Forward, Important

I was a tomboy who liked to play rough just like my two older brothers. That's probably why I liked the athletic part of skating - especially the jumping!
Nancy Kerrigan

I was thrilled one year when I was younger when not only did my brothers get hockey sticks for Christmas - but I did too!
Nancy Kerrigan

Christmas, Hockey, Year

I won my first medal when I was nine years old. It was at the Boston Open.
Nancy Kerrigan

I worked also, doing things such as our paper route and, later on, waitressing.
Nancy Kerrigan

Worked, Paper, Later

It is a process of finding the right music then planning a costume to fit that style of music.
Nancy Kerrigan

Music, Process, Style

It was always fun to skate with Paul Wylie and Paul Martini.
Nancy Kerrigan

Fun, Skate, Martini

It was never about winning medals or being famous.
Nancy Kerrigan

Famous, Winning, Medals

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.
Nancy Kerrigan

Morning, Sleep, Sometimes

My dad worked several jobs to pay for my expense in skating.
Nancy Kerrigan

Dad, Pay, Worked

My hobbies are painting, crafts, and I like golfing.
Nancy Kerrigan

Painting, Hobbies, Crafts

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Nationality: American

Born: October 13, 1969

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