I didn't study dance. I had some ballet lessons because I needed it for posture and for my arms, mostly. My skating coach said I really needed it, from the belly button up, as opposed to the footwork. In skating, the shoes don't move. Dorothy Hamill armballetbelly share on social
You see the fairy tale - four minutes of glory at the Olympics. I thought my life would be cake after that. Dorothy Hamill cakefairyglory Change image and share on social
I hated to read. My mother could not get me to read. I'm going through the same thing with my daughter now. I love to read now, but I don't remember reading. Dorothy Hamill daughterhatelove Change image and share on social
I always had short hair, and I hated my short hair. I was always mistaken for a boy, but my mom wouldn't let me change my hair because she was always chasing me around with a hairbrush, and it was always tangled, so she just would cut it off, and she's right: short hair did suit me. Dorothy Hamill boychangechase share on social
People think skating would translate very easily to dancing, but it really doesn't. Dancing is a lot of fun and not as dangerous as being on the ice. Dorothy Hamill dancedangerouseasily Change image and share on social
The mind is pretty powerful. In skating, you learn to click into that zone and focus not necessarily on what you're doing but if you're doing it well. Dorothy Hamill clickfocuslearn Change image and share on social
I always had the sense that nothing was never good enough - striving for perfection. My mother and I had a sort of typical mother-daughter relationship. Dorothy Hamill daughtergoodmother Change image and share on social
A lot of people who have depression understand that the last thing in the world you want to do when you're feeling that way is get up and exercise. It's virtually impossible to do that. It's like somebody beating you. Dorothy Hamill beatdepressionexercise share on social
In group lesson number six I think we learned how to turn backwards and then just kind of wiggle. That wasn't really skating backward, but I guess I was going in the right direction. Dorothy Hamill backwardbackwardsdirection Change image and share on social
