I didn't study dance. I had some ballet lessons because I needed it for posture and for my arms, mostly. My skating coach said I really needed it, from the belly button up, as opposed to the footwork. In skating, the shoes don't move. Dorothy Hamill armballetbelly share on social
You see the fairy tale - four minutes of glory at the Olympics. I thought my life would be cake after that. Dorothy Hamill cakefairyglory Change image and share on social
I always had the sense that nothing was never good enough - striving for perfection. My mother and I had a sort of typical mother-daughter relationship. Dorothy Hamill daughtergoodmother Change image and share on social
People think skating would translate very easily to dancing, but it really doesn't. Dancing is a lot of fun and not as dangerous as being on the ice. Dorothy Hamill dancedangerouseasily Change image and share on social
There were no competitions on television. The first skating competition I ever remember seeing on television was the 1968 Olympics when Peggy Fleming won. Dorothy Hamill competitionflemingolympic Change image and share on social
I don't really think they saw anything in me, except the fact that I was interested in it. Some of the kids would miss a week here and miss a week there, I think they could see that I really enjoyed it. Dorothy Hamill enjoyfactinterest share on social
My family had a membership to the Riverside Yacht Club where my brother, Sandy, learned to sail, and I competed in local swim races. My sister, Marcia, became a competitive springboard diver, and my brother excelled in water polo. Dorothy Hamill brotherclubcompete share on social
I was just ice skating. I had no concept of that. In those days you couldn't see the judges. I was this little person on the ice and they were just people that would stand around the boards. Dorothy Hamill boardconceptday Change image and share on social
My coach was a great politician, so he did most of the work. He was good. Dorothy Hamill coachgoodgreat Change image and share on social
