Peggy Fleming

“The first thing is to love your sport. Never do it to please someone else. It has to be yours.”

“I was very shy and the ice was my stage. It was a place where I could be something I wasn't off the ice.”

“I think every professional athlete has to have a little bit of a showman in them.”

“It was a fairy tale. I was this little girl from a small town who got to go to the Olympics and win a gold medal.”

“My victory was a symbol of a new beginning for U.S. figure skating.”

“The pressure was enormous, but I was in my own bubble. I was just skating for myself.”

“You have to be very disciplined and dedicated. It's a lot of hard work.”

“For me, the Olympic experience is something that I'll always cherish.”

“Skating is a beautiful art form, but it's also a sport.”