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
american-athlete skating tv watched
I watched skating on TV all of the time.
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!
saved spent
I've spent $50 and probably saved hundreds of dollars,
american-athlete ballet boston bought costumes dance designed simple worn
I've worn some costumes designed by the Boston Ballet and I have also bought simple costumes from Petersons (a dance store) in Burlington, MA.
skating
And I love what I do and I love skating.
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.
winning fame being-famous
It was never about winning medals or being famous.
practice judging long
But it seems that the judging maybe they shouldn't at least see the practices all week long. That can taint the way they go into the judging and the outlook of what's going to happen, instead of just watching those four minutes and judging on those minutes alone.
paper routes
I worked also, doing things such as our paper route and, later on, waitressing.
boston years nine
I won my first medal when I was nine years old. It was at the Boston Open.
skating different sides
I get to see the different sides of skating now which involves not only competing, but entertainment.
parent lessons quitting
My parents never pressured me to skate. They always said I could quit if I wanted to. They only expected me to skate when they had already paid for the expensive lessons. But, otherwise they said I could do what I wanted to do.
moving home ice
I took group lessons at a rink near my home. We first had to learn how to stand up on the ice wearing skates. Eventually we learned to move forward, but soon found out that it was not that easy to stop! So that was our next important lesson.
sports exercise practice
There is no age, height, or weight requirement to skate. It is good exercise no matter what your age is. If you want to be competitive, most start young. But, I practice with many adult competitors.