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

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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...

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.

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,...

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....

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.

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.

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,...

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...

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...

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...

Competition is good and has served us well.

Competition is good and has served us well.

I don't think about goals and records. Competition is what keeps me playing.

I don't think about goals and records. Competition is what keeps me playing.

Like many businessmen of genius he learned that free competition was wasteful, monopoly efficient. And...

Like many businessmen of genius he learned that free competition was wasteful, monopoly efficient. And...

Goodwill is the only asset that competition cannot undersell or destroy.

Goodwill is the only asset that competition cannot undersell or destroy.

In Europe, architects consider themselves artists. They think they're special when they win a competition.

In Europe, architects consider themselves artists. They think they're special when they win a competition.

So someone please tell me the problem with my competition? I ask whats up and...

So someone please tell me the problem with my competition? I ask whats up and...

I have no problem with battling for a position. I have no problem trying to...

I have no problem with battling for a position. I have no problem trying to...

One should eat nutritious food and exercise regularly to have sound health. Virtuous deeds performed...

One should eat nutritious food and exercise regularly to have sound health. Virtuous deeds performed...