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 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 skating tv watched
I watched skating on TV all of the time.
saved spent
I've spent $50 and probably saved hundreds of dollars,
skating
And I love what I do and I love skating.
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.
pet too-much funny-travel
I do not have any pets. We travel too much.
crafts hobbies painting
My hobbies are painting, crafts, and I like golfing.
olympics whirlwind has-beens
My life has been a whirlwind since the '94 Olympics.
skating i-can
Even now I can't describe why I love skating so much.
challenges style trying
I like to try all kinds of styles so it always challenges me and forces me to try to look different.
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.