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 awards coach medals taught wear
That was when my coach taught me that I should not wear medals around, they were awards not jewelry. So you'll never see me with my medals on!
american-athlete brothers figure followed rid skating
My brothers thought they were going to get rid of me when I started figure skating - which they said was for wimps. But I still followed them around.
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.
saved spent
I've spent $50 and probably saved hundreds of dollars,
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.
christmas brother hockey
I was thrilled one year when I was younger when not only did my brothers get hockey sticks for Christmas - but I did too!
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.
winning thinking sick
People are really sick of seeing the winner not win and what the public thinks should happen.
brother husband home
Even now, my husband Jerry, our son Matthew and I live only five minutes away from my parents home, and my brothers live about ten minutes away. It's been great having such a supportive family.
sports mother waiting
But after a few minutes of convincing myself that I really wanted to go - telling myself that I love skating and that my coach is there waiting for me - I would get up and go. And my mother would always get up and eat breakfast with me!
crafts hobbies painting
My hobbies are painting, crafts, and I like golfing.
falling-in-love fall falling-down
Falling down became second nature and it really didn't bother me.
fun halloween character
One of the things I like best about the Halloween show is that I change outfits about six times in the show. It is a lot of fun to play the different characters.