One of the things I like best about the Halloween show is that I change outfits about six times in the show. It is a lot of fun to play the different characters.
- Nancy Kerrigan
Play, Six, One Of The Things, Different Characters
I took group lessons at a rink near my home. We first had to learn how to stand up on the ice wearing skates. Eventually we learned to move forward, but soon found out that it was not that easy to stop! So that was our next important lesson.
- Nancy Kerrigan
Next, Had, Rink, Move Forward
But it seems that the judging maybe they shouldn't at least see the practices all week long. That can taint the way they go into the judging and the outlook of what's going to happen, instead of just watching those four minutes and judging on those minutes alone.
- Nancy Kerrigan
Week, Maybe, Least, Practices
It is a process of finding the right music then planning a costume to fit that style of music.
- Nancy Kerrigan
Planning, Process, Fit, Costume
There is no age, height, or weight requirement to skate. It is good exercise no matter what your age is. If you want to be competitive, most start young. But, I practice with many adult competitors.
- Nancy Kerrigan
Practice, Young, Want, Skate
It was always fun to skate with Paul Wylie and Paul Martini.
- Nancy Kerrigan
Martini, Always, Paul, Skate
My parents never pressured me to skate. They always said I could quit if I wanted to. They only expected me to skate when they had already paid for the expensive lessons. But, otherwise they said I could do what I wanted to do.
- Nancy Kerrigan
Always, Could, Otherwise, Skate
People would ask me why I was doing what I was doing - but I always told them that I just loved to skate. There was no other explanation.
- Nancy Kerrigan
Doing, Always, Other, Skate
I was thrilled one year when I was younger when not only did my brothers get hockey sticks for Christmas - but I did too!
- Nancy Kerrigan
Hockey, Year, Younger, Thrilled
I get to see the different sides of skating now which involves not only competing, but entertainment.
- Nancy Kerrigan
Competing, Involves, Which, Different Sides
Even now, my husband Jerry, our son Matthew and I live only five minutes away from my parents home, and my brothers live about ten minutes away. It's been great having such a supportive family.
- Nancy Kerrigan
Away, Supportive, Been, Jerry
My hobbies are painting, crafts, and I like golfing.
- Nancy Kerrigan
Painting, Like, Hobbies, Crafts
Falling down became second nature and it really didn't bother me.
- Nancy Kerrigan
Falling, Bother, Became, Second Nature
My life has been a whirlwind since the '94 Olympics.
- Nancy Kerrigan
My Life, Been, Olympics, Whirlwind
Sometimes it was difficult to make friends and be social in school because I was always practicing while other kids were getting together and doing things. But it just made me closer to my family, and I realized that they would always be there no matter what.
- Nancy Kerrigan
Doing, Sometimes, Other, Closer
I was a tomboy who liked to play rough just like my two older brothers. That's probably why I liked the athletic part of skating - especially the jumping!
- Nancy Kerrigan
Play, Jumping, Rough, Athletic
I like to try all kinds of styles so it always challenges me and forces me to try to look different.
- Nancy Kerrigan
Challenges, Always, Like, Forces
I won my first medal when I was nine years old. It was at the Boston Open.
- Nancy Kerrigan
Boston, Old, Nine, Medal
I think it's a lot harder for the pros to have a long career in ice dance and in pairs. It seems the singles have a little bit of a longer career.
- Nancy Kerrigan
Career, Think, Long Career, Pairs
People are really sick of seeing the winner not win and what the public thinks should happen.
- Nancy Kerrigan
Winner, Seeing, Happen, Thinks
But after a few minutes of convincing myself that I really wanted to go - telling myself that I love skating and that my coach is there waiting for me - I would get up and go. And my mother would always get up and eat breakfast with me!
- Nancy Kerrigan
Love, Waiting, Telling, Coach
My dad worked several jobs to pay for my expense in skating.
- Nancy Kerrigan
Jobs, Worked, Dad, Expense
I worked also, doing things such as our paper route and, later on, waitressing.
- Nancy Kerrigan
Doing, Worked, Route, Paper
It wasn't always easy getting up at 5 o'clock in the morning to go to the rink. Sometimes I wanted to just go back to sleep.
- Nancy Kerrigan
Sometimes, Go, Always, Rink
Even now I can't describe why I love skating so much.
- Nancy Kerrigan
Love, I Love, Even, Describe
And I love what I do and I love skating.
- Nancy Kerrigan
Love, I Love, Skating
I started skating when I was six years old.
- Nancy Kerrigan
Old, Started, Six, Skating
It was never about winning medals or being famous.
- Nancy Kerrigan
Winning, Famous, Never, Medals
I do not have any pets. We travel too much.
- Nancy Kerrigan
Travel, Too Much, Too, Pets
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