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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

Sentiment: POSITIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

Skating isn't about the medals or the results. I love what I do. It's much more fun to win, but you cannot every time.

— Carolina Kostner

I hope that I can maintain my skating as long as possible.

— Katarina Witt

If I give up my career as a skater simply because I fear I won't show my best performance, I would be really sorry later in life.

— Kim Yuna

'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 would just love to be able to give back to figure skating.

— Michelle Kwan

I skate now for fun and to keep myself in shape.

— Oksana Baiul

I have some really lofty goals that don't even scratch upon the Olympics.

— Mikaela Shiffrin

Figure skating is not a hobby. It's my work, which I want to do, and do well.

— Adelina Sotnikova

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

— Debi Thomas

✗Opposing Perspectives

I won't be skating for the rest of my life, that's for sure.

— Elvis Stojko