Nancy Kerrigan
Nancy Kerrigan
Nancy Ann Kerrigan is a former American figure skater...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionFigure Skater
Date of Birth13 October 1969
CityWoburn, MA
CountryUnited States of America
people doing-me ask-me
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.
winning fame being-famous
It was never about winning medals or being famous.
sports running winning
Part of being a champ is acting like a champ. You have to learn how to win and not run away when you lose.
skating
And I love what I do and I love skating.
american-athlete bother gear hockey loved street
They would often put hockey gear on me and have me play goalie for their street hockey games. It didn't bother me a bit! I actually loved it!
american-athlete closer kids matter practicing realized school social
Sometimes it was difficult to make friends and be social in school because I was always practicing while other kids were getting together and doing things. But it just made me closer to my family, and I realized that they would always be there no matter what.
american-athlete skating tv watched
I watched skating on TV all of the time.
morning sleep sometimes
It wasn't always easy getting up at 5 o'clock in the morning to go to the rink. Sometimes I wanted to just go back to sleep.