Quotes About Performance

We just want to make really great-looking clothes that are well-made, fit well... that you can skate in.

When I was a kid, I loved Nicholas brothers films. It was like skateboarding. Even Gene Kelly: I always preferred him to Fred Astaire, just because he was more athletic, like skateboarding.

Initially, I wanted to be an ice skater, but then when I was 13 I saw Bye Bye Birdie, and that was it - I wanted to be on Broadway.

I'm an ice skater. I'm all about the glitter.

First I wanted to be an ice skater, and then I saw 'Bye, Bye Birdie,' and everything changed. I'm glad I learned through the process of theater.

I've always been a figure skater and ballet dancer. I love physical comedy, and any chance that I get to do that... that is so me.

If, by any chance, I get to perform, then it would be a great honor for me. Especially because performing in the Olympics in your country doesn't happen to many skaters.

At most contests now, skaters are judged against themselves.

When I go to competitions, I don't have so much confidence that I don't worry or get nervous about the other skaters doing well.

I want to be a full-package skater.

The Orioles' Dick Hall comes off the mound like a drunk kangaroo on roller skates.

When it comes down to competition, it's not always about the best skater, it's about who skates the best in that competition.

I generally like white skates.

I think it's hilarious at 40 years old to bring out my roller skates from 'Starlight Express.' I find the humor and even the sadness in it hilarious and something to celebrate.

I want to do with skates what Fred Astaire is doing with dancing.

I'm not really good on skates. But dance shoes I can dance in!

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

I love figure skating. It's what I'm good at.

Skating can make you feel athletic, graceful, beautiful.

I know that I am the kind of person that gets a little bit more nervous than other skaters, but that's because I care for my skating very much. I take all my emotions with me. I can't go out and say 'Now, this is just my job.' I really care.

The first time I ever sang in front of a crowd of people was, like, 10,000 people in Japan at a skating exhibition.

My hockey is good, but my ice skating is terrible. It's a bit of a mess to watch!

Half of figure skating is opinion, convincing judges.

I always loved music, to dance, and to be really active. When I started skating, it was the first time all of these things came together. It felt like magic, and I always wanted to be at the rink.