Debi Thomas Quotes

I am not really sure how I got interested in medicine.

I was always very strong in math, physics and calculus.

You can accomplish anything with pure persistence and drive.

So I went for engineering, specifically product design, which I enjoyed.

Right now I am doing my residency in orthopedic research.

I would make my mom buy me the toy doctor kit.

I watch a lot of professional skating, and I am really looking forward to going to nationals.

But I like it when my patients are impressed not knowing that I was an Olympian.

For as long as I can really remember, I wanted to be a doctor.

My advice is that going to the Olympics and winning a gold medal are great goals, but the real goal should be to be the best that you can be.

If you trust your nerve as well as your skill, you're capable of a lot more than you can imagine.

I've got this thing with skating and school - to see how much I can accomplish.

I begged my mom to let me start skating.

I wanted to be a doctor since I was five.

I got a bronze medal and I can't complain about that, the only African-American to get a medal in the Winter Olympics.

I want people to know when I'm taking care of them I'll give it all that I've got.

Being an Olympian, I always have this strong belief in excellence.

I tell people I'm too stupid to ...

The Olympics: not one of my better memories.

My skating is a very emotional thing that comes from the heart, never doing it for the medal.

I tell people I'm too stupid to know what's impossible. I have ridiculously large dreams, and half the time they come true.

It is great to be a part of the whole skating family, and it makes me feel ecstatic that my name will be among the greats of the sport.

What makes you really come together under pressure is determination and focus and toughness.

Just because you didn't start out perfect doesn't mean you can't have an excellent result in the end.