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" As a young child, I played the violin. I think that that started the spark. "
Young
Child
Spark
" Giving life to music through skating was something I wanted to be known for. "
Skating
Music
Giving
" In 1968, in the midst of the tumultuous 1960s, the Olympics were much more than just another event. "
More
Much
Just
" I really loved what the guys were doing more than anything, how high they jumped, how effortless it was. "
More
Anything
Doing
" 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. "
Competition
Beauty
Fitness
" I think skating helped me find myself. "
Myself
Skating
Me
" My sport taught me what I could do with my talents, whether in the rink or in the rest of my life. "
Me
Life
My Life
" Skating was the vessel into which I could pour my heart and soul. "
Vessel
Soul
Skating
" The first thing is to love your sport. Never do it to please someone else. It has to be yours. "
Someone
Love
Never
" 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. "
Impact
Feeling
You
" 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. "
Training
Thinking
Time
" We wanted to be achievers, but being an achiever didn't mean that you stopped being a woman. "
Woman
Mean
Achievers
" When I was on the ice, in the lights, with the music and the motion, there was a certain kind of flirtation that gave great energy and expressiveness to my performance. "
Kind
Music
Energy
" When the going got tough, I really had to draw on many of the same competitive instincts I did when I was skating. I really had to put my head down and stay positive. I had to fight. "
Tough
Stay
Positive
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