I didn't want to be the sissy figure skater, you know. Scott Hamilton More Quotes by Scott Hamilton More Quotes From Scott Hamilton The only disability in life is a bad attitude. Scott Hamilton motivational-sports positive inspirational The high road is always respected. Honesty and integrity are always rewarded. Scott Hamilton taking-the-high-road honesty integrity Adversity, and perseverance and all these things can shape you. They can give you a value and a self-esteem that is priceless. Scott Hamilton encouraging perseverance self-esteem Everything that I've ever been able to accomplish in skating and in life has come out of adversity and perseverance. Scott Hamilton skating perseverance adversity 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. Scott Hamilton ice sports night Always try to maintain complete tolerance and always make an effort to give people more then they expect. Scott Hamilton effort giving people A bad attitude is the only true handicap. Scott Hamilton bad-attitude handicaps attitude I was more interested in skating and the girls and traveling than I was in calculus. Scott Hamilton skating girl sports I don't want to look back-I want to keep looking ahead. I'd hate for my defining moment to be my past. Scott Hamilton hate life past Most other competitions are individual achievements, but the Olympic Games is something that belongs to everybody. Scott Hamilton achievement games sports 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. Scott Hamilton baseball running sports Memories just get richer with time. Scott Hamilton get-rich figure-skating memories I just try to touch people's hearts in a way through skating, so they're not just witnessing a performance, they're feeling a performance and they're a part of it. Scott Hamilton heart sports people What was really funny is that as I got older all those guys who called me a sissy in junior high school wanted me to be their best friend because they wanted to meet all the girls that I knew in figure skating. Scott Hamilton girl friendship sports Each movement is only learned after you've perfected the one before it. Scott Hamilton movement Male figure skating is different than female figure skating; we're not America's sweetheart. Scott Hamilton males sports america I was nine-years-old when I first put on skates. Scott Hamilton nine years firsts Rationality is not one of this industry's attributes. Scott Hamilton rationality attributes industry But I never really thought that I would be extraordinarily successful at skating, it's just something that happened, you know. Scott Hamilton skating successful would-be 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. Scott Hamilton confusing fame people
