Dorothy Hamill
Dorothy Hamill
Dorothy Stuart Hamillis a retired American figure skater. She is the 1976 Olympic champion and 1976 World champion in ladies' singles...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionFigure Skater
Date of Birth26 July 1956
CityChicago, IL
CountryUnited States of America
easily people skating translate
People think skating would translate very easily to dancing, but it really doesn't. Dancing is a lot of fun and not as dangerous as being on the ice.
engaged guy love
I was always falling in and out of love. I was engaged when I was 16 to the first guy I ever dated, but my father told him I was too young.
incredible nurturing occurred olympic physically time took wonderful
I had the most incredible time on 'Dancing With the Stars.' It never occurred to me when I took it on that I would physically not be able to do it because that's not in an Olympic competitor's vocabulary! It was the most wonderful environment, such a nurturing environment.
captures power
I don't think television really captures the speed and the power of skating.
fix judging national rid trying
They're always trying to fix the judging system, (but) it's not the judging system, it's the judges. As long as there is national bias, you'll never be able to get rid of favoritism.
click mind zone
The mind is pretty powerful. In skating, you learn to click into that zone and focus not necessarily on what you're doing but if you're doing it well.
deal everybody falling immune medal skater
Everybody has to deal with tough times. A gold medal doesn't make you immune to that. A skater is used to falling down and getting up again.
occurred people
I never really liked my short hair; it never occurred to me that people would want it.
diana famous jennifer
I think Princess Diana probably had the most famous haircut, or Farrah Fawcett or Jennifer Aniston.
brat cooked costumes driven kid meals plain sit watch
I was really a spoiled brat when I was a kid skating. Meals are cooked for you, you are driven to the rink, they make costumes for you. Your parents sit around and watch admiringly while you skate. You don't have to think about anything but skating. You're just plain spoiled.
activity cold discovered distance eight half ice mom movement physical skating socks stuffed walking within wonderful
Luckily, I discovered ice skating when I was eight and a half years old. There were two wonderful ponds within walking distance of my house. After all the physical activity the summer provided, I craved movement in the cold of winter. I had no skates, so Mom stuffed socks into my brother's old ones.
firefighter parent olympics
It's different today than it was then. In those days we were strictly amateurs. If I had wanted to stay in for the '80 Olympics, my parents couldn't have afforded it.
parent lots-of-money
My parents didn't have a lot of money, but we never knew that. They really did the best they could.
politician coaches
My coach was a great politician, so he did most of the work. He was good.