Scott Hamilton Quotes & Sayings (Page 3)

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

“I was more interested in skating and the girls and traveling than I was in calculus.”

“That's what makes the Ryder Cup in golf so much better than the Masters or the U.S. Open. To be a part of something that is not about personal achievement, but about representing everyone and sharing it with the whole country, it's wonderful.”

“When you're expected to win and you have the press saying that you are going to win the Olympic gold medal, and you're the only sure thing in the Olympics, it can undermine your confidence.”

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

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

“I was nine-years-old when I first put on skates.”

“Rationality is not one of this industry's attributes.”

“So as an amateur Olympic competitor I loved criticism, because it made me better. But now as a professional I don't really know how to channel it or where to take it, so I don't take it quite as well.”