The desire to really compete again has been there for a long time. Katarina Witt More Quotes by Katarina Witt More Quotes From Katarina Witt I'm the sort of person who needs a big mountain in front of me to climb. Katarina Witt mountainbigsneeds When I go out on the ice, I just think about my skating. I forget it is a competition. Katarina Witt basketballinspirationalsports Figure skating is a mixture of art and sport. Katarina Witt skatingsportsart I can't say, 'It doesn't matter if you win or lose.' It's not true. You go in to win. Katarina Witt win-or-losematterwinning Money was never the motivation. It never should be in sports. Katarina Witt moneymotivationalsports Skating taught me to set a goal and to block out other things and just focus on this one thing. Katarina Witt blockfocusgoal I never really like to skate in an empty ice rink; I always need the attention of an audience. Katarina Witt iceattentionneeds I learned not to depend on other people. I needed support, but it's you who has to go out and deliver. Katarina Witt supportneededpeople Almost nothing is presented to you on a silver platter. You have to really work for it. Katarina Witt silver-plattersilver I was an athlete. And I proved I didn't win just because I was pretty. I was good, too. Katarina Witt athletewinning When I get up, I have a cup of coffee, surf the Internet, then do a half-hour run. Katarina Witt surfingcoffeerunning It's not like I didn't do anything for 10 years and chose a new profession. I've been on the ice a lot. I'm not an outsider. Katarina Witt outsidersiceyears Sometimes, success almost haunts you. You want to be the best at everything you do and know you have to work hard. Katarina Witt hard-workwantsometimes As an athlete, you choose your sport and are drawn into it but your passion should never be driven by fame and fortune but a desire to create something special that people will always remember. Katarina Witt passionathletesports When youre young, you dont think very far ahead. You just think in terms of the next day, the next week, the next competition. You dont think about injuries that could threaten your long-term health. Katarina Witt next-daynext-weekthinking I want to see sunrises in the mountains. You never get to see such things enough in a lifetime. I want to see more. Katarina Witt sunrisemountainwant I started the class late. The teacher said I would have to learn as much in half a year that the others learned in a year. I did it. Katarina Witt classteacheryears Too many times women try to be competitive with each other. We should help support each other, rather than try to be better than each other. Katarina Witt supportathletetrying It's hard work to make a four-minute program look effortless and elegant. Katarina Witt workrunninglooks The feeling of losing oneself in somebody's arms, yet at the same time finding oneself there, is irreplaceable. Nothing compares to the intensity of that feeling. Katarina Witt armslosingfeelings
