Adversity, and perseverance and all these things can shape you. They can give you a value and a self-esteem that is priceless.
Scott Hamilton

Always try to maintain complete tolerance and always make an effort to give people more than they expect.
Scott Hamilton

And so figure skating was a great vehicle for me to kind of be competitive at something, without having to be big.
Scott Hamilton

And the fact that I liked to show off and be the center of attention really lends itself to figure skating very well.
Scott Hamilton

But I never really thought that I would be extraordinarily successful at skating, it's just something that happened, you know.
Scott Hamilton

Everything that I've ever been able to accomplish in skating and in life has come out of adversity and perseverance.
Scott Hamilton

Fame is a very confusing thing, because you are recognized by a lot of people that you've never seen before, and they're at a great advantage.
Scott Hamilton

From the fall of October, 1980 to March, 1984 I never lost a competition.
Scott Hamilton

Half of figure skating is opinion, convincing judges.
Scott Hamilton

I didn't want to be the sissy figure skater, you know.
Scott Hamilton


I don't think most teachers realize how much impact they have.
Scott Hamilton

I graduated a the top of my class in the '84 Olympic Games; I won a gold medal.
Scott Hamilton

I had a ninth grade teacher who told me I was much smarter and much better than I was allowing myself to be.
Scott Hamilton

I just try to touch people's hearts in a way through skating, so they're not just witnessing a performance, they're feeling a performance and they're a part of it.
Scott Hamilton

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.
Scott Hamilton

I was more interested in skating and the girls and traveling than I was in calculus.
Scott Hamilton

I was nine-years-old when I first put on skates.
Scott Hamilton

I'm very accessible. I don't get into this ego thing.
Scott Hamilton

Male figure skating is different than female figure skating; we're not America's sweetheart.
Scott Hamilton

Most other competitions are individual achievements, but the Olympic Games is something that belongs to everybody.
Scott Hamilton