I think exercise tests us in so many ways, our skills, our hearts, our ability to bounce back after setbacks. This is the inner beauty of sports and competition, and it can serve us all well as adult athletes.

Quote by Peggy Fleming

Topics: Competition Quotes, Exercise Quotes

When I was on the ice, in the lights, with the music and the motion,...

When I was on the ice, in the lights, with the music and the motion,...

Giving life to music through skating was something I wanted to be known for.

Giving life to music through skating was something I wanted to be known for.

When the going got tough, I really had to draw on many of the same...

When the going got tough, I really had to draw on many of the same...

The first thing is to love your sport. Never do it to please someone else....

The first thing is to love your sport. Never do it to please someone else....

Then came the choreography... the impact of music and choreography tends to really emphasize an...

Then came the choreography... the impact of music and choreography tends to really emphasize an...

In 1968, in the midst of the tumultuous 1960s, the Olympics were much more than...

In 1968, in the midst of the tumultuous 1960s, the Olympics were much more than...

I really loved what the guys were doing more than anything, how high they jumped,...

I really loved what the guys were doing more than anything, how high they jumped,...

We wanted to be achievers, but being an achiever didn't mean that you stopped being...

We wanted to be achievers, but being an achiever didn't mean that you stopped being...

The world went by, and we didn't get caught up in all the other things,...

The world went by, and we didn't get caught up in all the other things,...

As a young child, I played the violin. I think that that started the spark.

As a young child, I played the violin. I think that that started the spark.

My sport taught me what I could do with my talents, whether in the rink...

My sport taught me what I could do with my talents, whether in the rink...

I think skating helped me find myself.

I think skating helped me find myself.

Skating was the vessel into which I could pour my heart and soul.

Skating was the vessel into which I could pour my heart and soul.

Guard your heart. Its a precious thing that not everyone deserves.

Guard your heart. Its a precious thing that not everyone deserves.

Give me love, give me peace on earth, give me light, give me life, keep...

Give me love, give me peace on earth, give me light, give me life, keep...

It takes more than just a good looking body. You've got to have the heart...

It takes more than just a good looking body. You've got to have the heart...

Heavy metal is what Im into. Shit that moves you. Shit that has heart and...

Heavy metal is what Im into. Shit that moves you. Shit that has heart and...

There is no work of genius which has not been the delight of mankind, no...

There is no work of genius which has not been the delight of mankind, no...

Give me love, give me peace on earth, give me light, give me life, keep...

Give me love, give me peace on earth, give me light, give me life, keep...

It's the people you are close to, the ones who love you, theo nes who...

It's the people you are close to, the ones who love you, theo nes who...