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There's a lot of emotions that always come out after a skate of a lifetime. I always start crying because there is so much buildup to that competition.

— Michelle Kwan

Sentiment: NEGATIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

My skating is a very emotional thing that comes from the heart, never doing it for the medal.

— Debi Thomas

I know that I am the kind of person that gets a little bit more nervous than other skaters, but that's because I care for my skating very much. I take all my emotions with me. I can't go out and say 'Now, this is just my job.' I really care.

— Carolina Kostner

Watching previous figure skaters, I always wondered why they cried after their performance.

— Kim Yuna

I just try to touch people's hearts in a way through skating, so they're not just witnessing a performance, they're feeling a performance and they're a part of it.

— Scott Hamilton

Even now I can't describe why I love skating so much.

— Nancy Kerrigan

Everything that I've ever been able to accomplish in skating and in life has come out of adversity and perseverance.

— Scott Hamilton

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

When the going got tough, I really had to draw on many of the same competitive instincts I did when I was skating. I really had to put my head down and stay positive. I had to fight.

— Peggy Fleming

I get to see the different sides of skating now which involves not only competing, but entertainment.

— Nancy Kerrigan

✗Opposing Perspectives

When I go out on the ice, I just think about my skating. I forget it is a competition.

— Katarina Witt