Ice skating is the sport or activity of moving on ice, wearing ice skates (= boots with thin metal bars attached to the bottoms). Profoundly inspirational ice skating quotes will brighten up your day and make you feel ready to take on anything.
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Famous Ice Skating Quotes
It’s a strange world of language in which skating on thin ice can get you into hot water. Franklin P. Jones
The problem with winter sports is that follow me closely here they generally take place in winter. Dave Barry
The most important thing about skating is that it teaches you to do the things you should do before you do the things you want to do. Barbara Ann Scott
A man learns to skate by staggering about and making a fool of himself. Indeed he progresses in all things by resolutely making a fool of himself. George Bernard Shaw
In figure skating, you have four minutes to do your best. It’s your time; you do your best. Michelle Kwan
Sometimes in life confusion tends to arise and only dialogue of dance seems to make sense. Shah Asad Rizvi
Acting is like roller skating. Once you know how to do it, it is neither stimulating nor exciting. George Sanders
Dance as the narration of a magical story; that recites on lips, illuminates imaginations and embraces the most sacred depths of souls. Shah Asad Rizvi
Caution not spirit, let it roam wild; for in that natural state dance embraces divine frequency. Shah Asad Rizvi
And I love what I do and I love skating. Nancy Kerrigan
Dance is the timeless interpretation of life. Shah Asad Rizvi
My life path has been a blessing and a great learning experience. Skateboarding is my passion and I don’t see that changing. When I’m not skating, I love to surf. I’m open to the new experiences and opportunities. Ryan Sheckler
One step, two steps, three steps; like winds of time experience joy of centuries, when movements become revelations of the dance of destinies. Shah Asad Rizvi
And the fact that I liked to show off and be the center of attention really lends itself to figure skating very well. Scott Hamilton
Icy pillars of serenity, spun from airy mist, entered my quiet vision in echoes of worlds unknown. Gina Marinello Sweeney
I was definitely not the cocky kid. I was probably on the other end of the spectrum I was quiet. I remember a time when there was a skills competition, and I think I was five, and I was so nervous to even compete that I chose not to do the skating part. Connor McDavid
Listen, Mac interrupted, you still have to knock it out of the park. But it’s a degree of difficulty thing. You’re doing a triple lutz and she’s skating. You’re the Sasha Cohen here. Zoey Dean
There’s a stigma to skating. People think of it as a kid’s sport. People kept telling me I couldn’t possibly make a living out of it. Then they said I couldn’t keep it up in my 30s. And here I am in my 40s, and I’m still improving my skills. Tony Hawk
Dance is that delicacy of life radiating every particle of our existence with happiness. Shah Asad Rizvi
I think what every skater dreams of is not only skating the best program they can possibly skate, but, y’know, having the crowd roar at the end, and it was just so loud I couldn’t even hear my music. Sarah Hughes
I just thought that it was magical having to glide across the ice. Debi Thomas
Being from Detroit, I often went to the roller skating rink. I can skate backwards, forwards, and even twirl on skates, LOL! Kenya Moore
Pair skating was about unity, about trust, timing, anticipation, and synchronization. It was about two people almost becoming one, but still somehow maintaining their individuality. Mariana Zapata
If skating got into the Olympics, I would be tempted to hold off on shredding for a year and just skate, to make that my new goal. In that sport, I’m still the underdog. Shaun White
Champions never sleep, the eternal spirit keep them alert and awake. Amit Ray
Figure skating is an unlikely Olympic event but its good television. It’s sort of a combination of gymnastics and ballet. A little sexy too which doesn’t hurt. Andy Rooney
Dance less in motion and more in spirit; awaken the dreamer within. Shah Asad Rizvi
My parents were of the opinion, because they had started skating very young, that you should have something that you do that you care about, because it structures your life as you’re growing up. Anton Yelchin
If movements were a spark every dancer would desire to light up in flames. Shah Asad Rizvi
Classic music will always come across better on the ice because skating has such a rich history, rooted in tradition. Gracie Gold
There’s always that first step in skating, from dry ground to slick ice, when it just seems impossible. Impossible that two thin blades of metal will support you, impossible that because its molecules have begun to dance a little slower water will hold you up. Carol Goodman
I begged my mom to let me start skating. Debi Thomas
Show me a person who found love in his life and did not celebrate it with a dance. Shah Asad Rizvi
Skating is much more of an individual sport, and then there is a team event once the team is picked. Eddy Alvarez
Music does not need language of words for it has movements of dance to do its translation. Shah Asad Rizvi
Think about it pro wrestling as an Olympic sport would be pretty cool. Look at figure skating or gymnastics what is it? It’s a choreographed performance that is judged. Chris Jericho
It is not over. Champions extend their limits and make things happen. Amit Ray
I don’t want to compete. I want to skate for the joy. I get so nervous in competition. I get always sick. I had pressures enough in my life from skating. Katarina Witt
Dance resides within us all. Some find it when joy conquers sorrow, others express it through celebration of movements; and then there are those whose existence is dance. Shah Asad Rizvi
I think skating helped me find myself. Peggy Fleming
Soar like an eagle beyond skies of heavens reach; as wings of dreams dance with winds of reality. Shah Asad Rizvi
In skating over thin ice our safety is in our speed. Ralph Waldo Emerson
It seemed to me that life was a giant ice skating rink, and I was the only one who didn’t have skates. Most people fear death. I don’t. I’m only afraid of not living. I don’t want to be the one behind the ice rink fence, watching other people having fun. Milena Veen
I won’t quit skating until I am physically unable. Tony Hawk
Hearts shall dance once again; when canvas of ice is painted with the brush of skates. Shah Asad Rizvi
Society is like a large piece of frozen water; and skating well is the great art of social life. Letitia Elizabeth Landon
When a dancer performs, melody transforms into a carriage, expressions turn into fuel and spirit experiences a journey to a world where passion attains fulfillment. Shah Asad Rizvi
What motivated me is skating is something I am best at and I love the most. Kim Yuna
Figure skating is a mixture of art and sport. Katarina Witt
Skating is a very subjective sport where fans have their favorites. Tara Lipinski
Love your sport. Never do it to please someone else; it has to be yours. That is all that will justify the hard work. Compete against yourself, not others, for that is who is truly your best competition. Peggy Fleming
My skating is a very emotional thing that comes from the heart, never doing it for the medal. Debi Thomas
In figure skating, you have four minutes to do your best. It’s your time; you do your best. Michelle Kwan
Style is that which indicates how the writer takes himself and what he is saying. It is the mind skating circles around itself as it moves forward. Robert Frost
If you are a complete perfectionist, then the truth is that this ice skating business will drive you a little crazy! Dorothy Hamill
I’ve never been ice skating, ever. I’m traumatized by the idea of it. Sebastian Stan
I love skating and sparkling and flying around the ice, and people clap for you. It’s an amazing feeling. Johnny Weir
So the programs all start to all look the same. I watched one free skating competition, and I thought I was watching a short program. Everyone was doing exactly the same elements. Brian Boitano
Without strength and courage it’s really hard to perform at the highest levels of international figure skating, because you’re alone on the ice and you only have seven minutes over two nights to prove yourself. Scott Hamilton
Skating taught me to set a goal and to block out other things and just focus on this one thing. Katarina Witt
My skating is a very emotional thing that comes from the heart, never doing it for the medal. Debi Thomas
I had a lovely childhood. For family holidays, we went as far as the car could take us we would drive to Florida, even though it would take three days. I didn’t know we didn’t have a lot of money because there was always food on the table. I didn’t have a lot of stuff, but I did figure skating for a long time, and I always had my skates. Rachel McAdams
A man learns to skate by staggering about and making a fool of himself. Indeed he progresses in all things by resolutely making a fool of himself. George Bernard Shaw
There really hasn’t been a name that is in the media on a daily basis, and that’s what skating in the 90s was. Everyone knew, after the Tonya Harding and Nancy Kerrigan incident Tonya Harding, Nancy Kerrigan, Kristi Yamaguchi, Michelle Kwan everyone knew these names. They were household names because they were winning; they were on TV. Tara Lipinski
I think you learn how to fall well when you’re figure skating. Your reflexes are very acute. Jud Tylor
Growing up, I was sort of a tomboy. I was the one skating with the boys. Amy Smart
Society is like a large piece of frozen water; and skating well is the great art of social life. Letitia Elizabeth Landon
Skating has given me so much that it’s priceless. Michelle Kwan
Music is fun, but I’m an ice skater. I may sing songs and do shows, make movies and other things that’s all well and good and I enjoy it, and I would never trade any of those for anything. But figure skating is who I am. Johnny Weir
The scenes in The Virgin Suicides where Elle Fanning is ice skating are really amazing. Charli XCX
Probably the 86 nationals. That was my first real national title and first real statement I ever made in figure skating, and my life changed after I returned. Debi Thomas
One thing I like about boxing is that I will not have to deal with the same kind of politics that I had to in skating. In boxing, it is not about your appearance, or how your costume looks, what color it is, or how much it costs. Tonya Harding
I remember watching the 2002 Olympic Games and watching the men’s event. I just started figure skating, and I remember thinking how cool it would be to be there. Max Aaron
I like to pick on figure skating, which is very athletic but it’s not a sport. John Part
At school I fought sometimes. Kids were saying that figure skating is sport for the girls. Then I had to prove them wrong. Evgeni Plushenko
I always loved music, to dance, and to be really active. When I started skating, it was the first time all of these things came together. It felt like magic, and I always wanted to be at the rink. Adam Rippon
I don’t know the secret to success, but I’m pretty sure the closest thing is preparation. Michelle Kwan
Acting is easier than skating in a way and harder in other aspects. In skating, you get one chance, and with acting you get to do it over and over. Tara Lipinski
It seemed to me that life was a giant ice skating rink, and I was the only one who didn’t have skates. Most people fear death. I don’t. I’m only afraid of not living. I don’t want to be the one behind the ice rink fence, watching other people having fun. Milena Veen
Thrasher magazine’s Skater of the Year is clearly my No. 1 goal. The only way I get that is skating. Other than that, I haven’t set that many outrageous goals. If I got Skater of the Year, that would just really add to it all and make me feel really good. Whether it’s this year, next year or five years from now, that is my goal. Ryan Sheckler
I wouldn’t be face washing anyone in real life. I’d be skating to the bench real fast to get away. Patrick Kane
Passover and Easter are the only Jewish and Christian holidays that move in sync, like the ice skating pairs we saw during the winter Olympics. Marvin Olasky
And the fact that I liked to show off and be the center of attention really lends itself to figure skating very well. Scott Hamilton
I love skating. It’s part of my life, and I never wanted to give it up. Nathan Chen
High sticking, tripping, slashing, spearing, charging, hooking, fighting, unsportsmanlike conduct, interference, roughing everything else is just figure skating. Scotty Bowman
Skating is tough to pick up when you are a grown up. D. B. Sweeney
One step, two steps, three steps; like winds of time experience joy of centuries, when movements become revelations of the dance of destinies. Shah Asad Rizvi
I’ve been designing since I was 8. I started sketching dresses I could wear when skating. I was always involved in all aspects of skating, not just the technique, the choreography, the music, but the visual aspects, too what I should wear. Vera Wang
Sometimes my skating allows me to do things I never dreamed possible. Kurt Browning
I am an American man, and in America, we still think of figure skaters as little girls in pretty, sparkly dresses I worked very hard to change the perception and image of figure skating, and I think I’ve done a great job on my end, but in figure skating, taste needs to evolve. Johnny Weir
I love figure skating and what I am able to express creatively. I want to leave a legacy in the sport. Patrick Chan
I had a hard time with that hockey. I hadn’t grown up skating, so that was my biggest challenge. We worked on it and worked on it. But then when we first shot it, it was so hard for me. Woody Harrelson
And so figure skating was a great vehicle for me to kind of be competitive at something, without having to be big. Scott Hamilton
My dad became a soap opera actor, and I was an extra in a skating rink scene on the soap. I didn’t audition. It was nepotism all the way. Jennifer Aniston
High sticking, tripping, slashing, spearing, charging, hooking, fighting, unsportsmanlike conduct, interference, roughing everything else is just figure skating. Scotty Bowman
I definitely tried to skateboard in middle school, and being from San Diego, surf and skate culture is a big, prevalent thing. But I was not that good I was kind of a chubby kid and didn’t totally master skating. Kyle Mooney
In skating there’s always another jump or another spin variation or another thing to learn, and that’s what I liked about it. Gracie Gold
I literally started skating handrails when I was seven years old, with no helmet on, so I was just bred into this type of skating where you have to be kind of fearless and just go for it. Nyjah Huston
I was passionate. I found something that I loved. I could be all alone in a big old skating rink and nobody could get near me and I didn’t have to talk to anybody because of my shyness. It was great. I was in my fantasy world. Dorothy Hamill
Skating has given me so many opportunities. Patrick Chan
Now I’m lyin’ on the cold, hard ground. Taylor Swift
It takes tremendous will to compete in any athletic endeavor, so it meant going to bed early and getting my homework done in advance. I had to sacrifice things, like a social life, to be a skater at 15. But I loved skating so much that it was worth everything to me. Vera Wang
Icy pillars of serenity, spun from airy mist, entered my quiet vision in echoes of worlds unknown. Gina Marinello Sweeney
But I never really thought that I would be extraordinarily successful at skating, it’s just something that happened, you know. Scott Hamilton
I’m excited to watch slope style and halfpipe. And then, of course, when my events are done, I get to go to hockey, which is always entertaining. I also like figure skating. I think every girl grew up watching figure skating. Julia Mancuso
For a long time, just skating in the Olympics had been my goal because not many Koreans had done it. Kim Yuna
Ice dance should not be seen as a rigid conformist form of figure skating. There is a great deal of freedom and originality to be had. Robin Cousins
