Words matter. These are the best Scott Hamilton Quotes, and they’re great for sharing with your friends.
I was more interested in skating and the girls and traveling than I was in calculus.
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.
And the fact that I liked to show off and be the center of attention really lends itself to figure skating very well.
The only disability in life is a bad attitude.
I didn’t want to be the sissy figure skater, you know.
And so figure skating was a great vehicle for me to kind of be competitive at something, without having to be big.
From the fall of October, 1980 to March, 1984 I never lost a competition.
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.
I’m very accessible. I don’t get into this ego thing.
When you turn professional, you become an entertainer, and like every other entertainer, you don’t want to get a bad review.
I graduated a the top of my class in the ’84 Olympic Games; I won a gold medal.
Rationality is not one of this industry’s attributes.
Half of figure skating is opinion, convincing judges.
Always try to maintain complete tolerance and always make an effort to give people more than they expect.
I had a ninth grade teacher who told me I was much smarter and much better than I was allowing myself to be.
