Scott Hamilton
Scott Hamilton
Scott Scovell Hamiltonis a retired American figure skater and Olympic gold medalist. He won four consecutive U.S. championships, four consecutive World Championshipsand a gold medal in the 1984 Olympics. His signature move is a backflip, a feat that few other figure skaters could perform and is against USFSA and Olympic competition rules, but which he would include in his exhibition routines to please the crowd...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionFigure Skater
Date of Birth28 August 1958
CityToledo, OH
CountryUnited States of America
You get philosophical ... There's always a bigger fish, you know? And it's hard to feel sorry for yourself when you know other people are going through things much worse than you are,
We know other people are hurting. There is a large sum of money that might be available for other programs.
Without them (the China order), Airbus would have come in at the 905 planes (net) estimated by analysts and industry observers.
We're shooting to have it as soon as possible.
The people here have already had so much taken away. We don't want them now thinking they are going to die in the shelters.
Adversity, and perseverance and all these things can shape you. They can give you a value and a self-esteem that is priceless.
What was really funny is that as I got older all those guys who called me a sissy in junior high school wanted me to be their best friend because they wanted to meet all the girls that I knew in figure skating.
The high road is always respected. Honesty and integrity are always rewarded.
Everything that I've ever been able to accomplish in skating and in life has come out of adversity and perseverance.
I was nine-years-old when I first put on skates.
When you turn professional, you become an entertainer, and like every other entertainer, you don't want to get a bad review.
Half of figure skating is opinion, convincing judges.
From the fall of October, 1980 to March, 1984 I never lost a competition.
And the fact that I liked to show off and be the center of attention really lends itself to figure skating very well.