Debi Thomas
Debi Thomas
Debra Janine Thomasis an American former figure skater and physician. She is the 1986 World champion, the 1988 Olympic bronze medalist, and a two-time U.S. national champion. Her rivalry with East Germany's Katarina Witt at the 1988 Calgary Olympics was known as the Battle of the Carmens...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionFigure Skater
Date of Birth25 March 1967
CityPoughkeepsie, NY
CountryUnited States of America
added american-athlete change skated win winning
Then I went on to win worlds, which added to the change in my life. Winning that was outstanding, but I skated better at the nationals.
athlete skills nerves
If you trust your nerve as well as your skill, you're capable of a lot more than you can imagine.
determination focus together
What makes you really come together under pressure is determination and focus and toughness.
doctors long remember
For as long as I can really remember, I wanted to be a doctor.
medicine
I am not really sure how I got interested in medicine.
persistence accomplish pure
You can accomplish anything with pure persistence and drive.
motivational athlete winter
I got a bronze medal and I can't complain about that, the only African-American to get a medal in the Winter Olympics.
motivational moving athlete
What was most important to me at the Olympics was going out there and performing my best. When I messed up the first jump combination, which was my big move, it hit me that I messed up the program of my life.
success mean perfect
Just because you didn't start out perfect doesn't mean you can't have an excellent result in the end.
doctors wanted five
I wanted to be a doctor since I was five.
mom doctors toys
I would make my mom buy me the toy doctor kit.
mom skating my-mom
I begged my mom to let me start skating.
skating watches looking-forward
I watch a lot of professional skating, and I am really looking forward to going to nationals.