Quotes from Peggy Fleming

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.

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.

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.

I really loved what the guys were doing more than anything, how high they jumped, how effortless it was.

I think skating helped me find myself.

My sport taught me what I could do with my talents, whether in the rink or in the rest of my life

Skating was the vessel into which I could pour my heart and soul

Giving life to music through skating was something I wanted to be known for

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.

The first thing is to love your sport. Never do it to please someone else. It has to be yours.

We wanted to be achievers, but being an achiever didn't mean that you stopped being a woman.

As a young child, I played the violin. I think that that started the spark.

The ultimate goal should be doing your best and enjoying it.

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.

The ultimate goal should be doing your best and enjoying it.