The only disability in life is a bad attitude.

Quote by Scott Hamilton

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I just try to touch people's hearts in a way through skating, so they're not...

I just try to touch people's hearts in a way through skating, so they're not...

So as an amateur Olympic competitor I loved criticism, because it made me better. But...

So as an amateur Olympic competitor I loved criticism, because it made me better. But...

Rationality is not one of this industry's attributes.

Rationality is not one of this industry's attributes.

And so figure skating was a great vehicle for me to kind of be competitive...

And so figure skating was a great vehicle for me to kind of be competitive...

Most other competitions are individual achievements, but the Olympic Games is something that belongs to...

Most other competitions are individual achievements, but the Olympic Games is something that belongs to...

The only disability in life is a bad attitude.

The only disability in life is a bad attitude.

I had a ninth grade teacher who told me I was much smarter and much...

I had a ninth grade teacher who told me I was much smarter and much...

That's what makes the Ryder Cup in golf so much better than the Masters or...

That's what makes the Ryder Cup in golf so much better than the Masters or...

I graduated a the top of my class in the '84 Olympic Games; I won...

I graduated a the top of my class in the '84 Olympic Games; I won...

From the fall of October, 1980 to March, 1984 I never lost a competition.

From the fall of October, 1980 to March, 1984 I never lost a competition.

But I never really thought that I would be extraordinarily successful at skating, it's just...

But I never really thought that I would be extraordinarily successful at skating, it's just...

Always try to maintain complete tolerance and always make an effort to give people more...

Always try to maintain complete tolerance and always make an effort to give people more...

Adversity, and perseverance and all these things can shape you. They can give you a...

Adversity, and perseverance and all these things can shape you. They can give you a...

I started skating and I kind of liked it because I could run circles around...

I started skating and I kind of liked it because I could run circles around...

Half of figure skating is opinion, convincing judges.

Half of figure skating is opinion, convincing judges.

I don't think most teachers realize how much impact they have.

I don't think most teachers realize how much impact they have.

When you turn professional, you become an entertainer, and like every other entertainer, you don't...

When you turn professional, you become an entertainer, and like every other entertainer, you don't...

I didn't want to be the sissy figure skater, you know.

I didn't want to be the sissy figure skater, you know.

Everything that I've ever been able to accomplish in skating and in life has come...

Everything that I've ever been able to accomplish in skating and in life has come...

And the fact that I liked to show off and be the center of attention...

And the fact that I liked to show off and be the center of attention...