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To be the world's best, you have to beat the world's best. — Dorothy Hamill

I think Princess Diana probably had the most famous haircut, or Farrah Fawcett or Jennifer Aniston. — Dorothy Hamill

At times, I feel overwhelmed and my depression leads me into darkness. — Dorothy Hamill

If I hadn't been born a woman, I would have certainly been gay. — Dorothy Hamill

I've made a commitment to concentrate on my career as an entertainer. — Dorothy Hamill

Dorothy Hamill was my big idol as a kid. She'd won the Olympics in 1976. She was America's sweetheart with her personality, her talent, her haircut. — Kristi Yamaguchi

Everybody has to deal with tough times. A gold medal doesn't make you immune to that. A skater is used to falling down and getting up again. — Dorothy Hamill

The whole surf culture is starting to embrace women a lot more. — Michelle Rodriguez

There are three things we cry for in life: things that are lost, things that are found, and things that are magnificent. — Douglas Coupland

A happy home wasn't a place that I could furnish, but an attitude of mind I must develop. — Gretchen Rubin

My legs are ice skaters' legs. No tan in sight. — Dorothy Hamill

One naively thinks that by winning the Olympics, it's going to be this switch, and then your life is going to be perfect, and that's not reality. — Dorothy Hamill

The mind is pretty powerful. In skating, you learn to click into that zone and focus not necessarily on what you're doing but if you're doing it well. — Dorothy Hamill

You see the fairy tale - four minutes of glory at the Olympics. I thought my life would be cake after that. — Dorothy Hamill

I wanted to learn how to skate backwards and they wouldn't help me and they went off and left me on my own. — Dorothy Hamill

My whole family, my father's side, there was a great deal of depression, and my mother's side as well. — Dorothy Hamill

If you are a complete perfectionist, then the truth is that this ice skating business will drive you a little crazy! — Dorothy Hamill

It took me two years to get an appointment with Mr. Suga who cut my hair for the Olympics. Who knew? I had no idea that it would be popular. — Dorothy Hamill

I think I dreamed about competing at the Olympics, maybe hoping to win a gold medal. Not that I ever thought that I would, but I dreamed about it. — Dorothy Hamill

If you don't know a lot about figure skating, it's easy to fall in love with ice dancing because it's so romantic and so theatrical. — Dorothy Hamill

The countries with the greatest problems have the kindest people. — Amanda Lindhout

My parents didn't have a lot of money, but we never knew that. They really did the best they could. — Dorothy Hamill

I was a bratty little sister. I was the youngest of three, and I often felt as though I didn't fit in. — Dorothy Hamill

I was always falling in and out of love. I was engaged when I was 16 to the first guy I ever dated, but my father told him I was too young. — Dorothy Hamill

I never really liked my short hair; it never occurred to me that people would want it. — Dorothy Hamill

I don't think television really captures the speed and the power of skating. — Dorothy Hamill

My coach was a great politician, so he did most of the work. He was good. — Dorothy Hamill

It's hard to dance with the Devil on your back, So shake him off. — Florence Welch

I wouldn't say that there's ever been an Olympic champion that didn't deserve to win an Olympic Gold Medal. — Dorothy Hamill

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

I used to have terrible tantrums. I was temperamental when I was younger. Actually, what I needed was a swift kick in the pants. What a brat! — Dorothy Hamill