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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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Scott Hamilton
Age: 66
Born: 1958
Born: August 28
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Scott Scovell Hamilton
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Everything that I've ever been able to accomplish in skating and in life has come out of adversity and perseverance.
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Rationality is not one of this industry's attributes.
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I graduated a the top of my class in the '84 Olympic Games I won a gold medal.
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Half of figure skating is opinion, convincing judges.
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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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So as an amateur Olympic competitor I loved criticism, because it made me better. But now as a professional I don't really know how to channel it or where to take it, so I don't take it quite as well.
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I don't want to look back-I want to keep looking ahead. I'd hate for my defining moment to be my past.
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Memories just get richer with time.
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Always try to maintain complete tolerance and always make an effort to give people more then they expect.
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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.
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Each movement is only learned after you've perfected the one before it.
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Male figure skating is different than female figure skating we're not America's sweetheart.
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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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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.
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I was nine-years-old when I first put on skates.
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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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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.
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When you turn professional, you become an entertainer, and like every other entertainer, you don't want to get a bad review.
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I'm very accessible. I don't get into this ego thing.
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Adversity, and perseverance and all these things can shape you. They can give you a value and a self-esteem that is priceless.
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