Quotes By Kristi Yamaguchi

As a teenager especially, I just wanted to do my thing and not be noticed.

There are two or three performances in your life that are absolutely on, where all the planets are lined up for you and you feel you're invincible.

At 6 years old, the ice became a place for me to express myself. Because I was so shy off the ice, it became my safe haven, with music and freedom and self-expression. That was my emotional outlet.

I've realized how precious life is. When I was younger, I was more adventurous. I felt invincible. I was game for everything. As a mom, I don't want to get injured because then I can't take care of my kids.

They say, once you have a child, your heart is forever outside your body. I totally understand that now.

Now, I am thrilled to be a wife and mother, and I hope to be as good of a mother as my own mother, Carole.

The past couple years training with Kurt have really brought inspiration into my skating.

The good feeling I get from contributing rivals anything I felt on the Olympic stand in Albertville.