People would ask me why I was doing what I was doing - but I always told them that I just loved to skate. There was no other explanation.

Quote by Nancy Kerrigan

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My hobbies are painting, crafts, and I like golfing.

My hobbies are painting, crafts, and I like golfing.

I like to try all kinds of styles so it always challenges me and forces...

I like to try all kinds of styles so it always challenges me and forces...

Even now I can't describe why I love skating so much.

Even now I can't describe why I love skating so much.

I was thrilled one year when I was younger when not only did my brothers...

I was thrilled one year when I was younger when not only did my brothers...

Falling down became second nature and it really didn't bother me.

Falling down became second nature and it really didn't bother me.

I won my first medal when I was nine years old. It was at the...

I won my first medal when I was nine years old. It was at the...

I think it's a lot harder for the pros to have a long career in...

I think it's a lot harder for the pros to have a long career in...

I started skating when I was six years old.

I started skating when I was six years old.

It is a process of finding the right music then planning a costume to fit...

It is a process of finding the right music then planning a costume to fit...

I worked also, doing things such as our paper route and, later on, waitressing.

I worked also, doing things such as our paper route and, later on, waitressing.

But after a few minutes of convincing myself that I really wanted to go -...

But after a few minutes of convincing myself that I really wanted to go -...

There is no age, height, or weight requirement to skate. It is good exercise no...

There is no age, height, or weight requirement to skate. It is good exercise no...

My parents never pressured me to skate. They always said I could quit if I...

My parents never pressured me to skate. They always said I could quit if I...

It was never about winning medals or being famous.

It was never about winning medals or being famous.

Even now, my husband Jerry, our son Matthew and I live only five minutes away...

Even now, my husband Jerry, our son Matthew and I live only five minutes away...

Sometimes it was difficult to make friends and be social in school because I was...

Sometimes it was difficult to make friends and be social in school because I was...

I was a tomboy who liked to play rough just like my two older brothers....

I was a tomboy who liked to play rough just like my two older brothers....

People are really sick of seeing the winner not win and what the public thinks...

People are really sick of seeing the winner not win and what the public thinks...

My life has been a whirlwind since the '94 Olympics.

My life has been a whirlwind since the '94 Olympics.

I get to see the different sides of skating now which involves not only competing,...

I get to see the different sides of skating now which involves not only competing,...