American - Athlete | August 28, 1958 -
I was nine-years-old when I first put on skates.
Scott Hamilton
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And the fact that I liked to show off and be the center of attention really lends itself to figure skating very well.
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But I never really thought that I would be extraordinarily successful at skating, it's just something that happened, you know.
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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.
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I didn't want to be the sissy figure skater, you know.
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And so figure skating was a great vehicle for me to kind of be competitive at something, without having to be big.
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I was more interested in skating and the girls and traveling than I was in calculus.
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From the fall of October, 1980 to March, 1984 I never lost a competition.
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I had a ninth grade teacher who told me I was much smarter and much better than I was allowing myself to be.
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Without strength and courage it's really hard to perform at the highest levels of international figure skating, because you're alone on the ice and you only have seven minutes over two nights to prove yourself.
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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.
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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.
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