Ashley Wagner Professions : Figure Skater Born : May 16, 1991 Browse All Authors Top 35 quotes by Ashley Wagner When I step out onto the ice to compete 'Romeo and Juliet,' I don't feel like a fighter. I feel very nervous, and it's very difficult for me to get into the mindset for it. Ashley Wagner step feel me fighter I'm the type of skater that needs to stay upbeat and relaxed, open, because if I stay quiet, I get in my head, and then I start to think too much and start to doubt. Ashley Wagner start think doubt quiet I'm a show pony, and I don't get to skate with girls doing triple Axels every single day. I skate with little babies who are working on their single Axels while trying not to hit them on the ice. Ashley Wagner doing day single trying I can adapt to change easily, but I'm not a fan of it. Ashley Wagner adapt fan i-can change When my parents were paying for my sport, it wasn't just me out on the ice. Pretty much every dollar my mom made teaching went into my skating. Ashley Wagner pretty parents me mom I want people to see a real person on the ice. I want to seem tangible, hard-working, passionate about my skating, not just going out and doing something I've rehearsed a million times. Ashley Wagner person doing see people You always imagine everything will go so smoothly in the Olympic season. Ashley Wagner will go you always Skating is one of those sports you unfortunately see people get stuck in. Ashley Wagner see you sports people A lot of people who watch figure skaters want us to look like pretty princesses. I want people to see the athlete, and I want to look like a woman among girls. Ashley Wagner woman see look people I'm not a crier. Ashley Wagner I'm so proud to be an Army brat, but it was not an easy life. Moving around so much, skating was that one constant thing I had to hold on to. Ashley Wagner army proud life moving In 2010, I was 17 or 18 and thought, 'Yeah, the Olympics, that might happen.' Ashley Wagner happen thought olympics yeah To have full and multiple criteria is the best way to decide who is best prepared to be on that Olympic team. Ashley Wagner decide best team way People don't want to watch a sport where you see people fall down and somehow score above someone who goes clean. Ashley Wagner down you people fall To put on a performance, you have to be emotional. You can't be a zombie. Ashley Wagner performance you zombie emotional Similar Authors Brian Boitano figure-skater Analeigh Tipton figure-skater Irina Slutskaya figure-skater Dorothy Hamill figure-skater Evgeni Plushenko figure-skater Midori Ito figure-skater All Authors
