Quotes by Katarina Witt

“Every man prefers to look at a well-shaped woman instead of a rubber ball.”

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

“When youre young, you travel with your parents. When you get older you bring your husband with you. But when you get my age you bring your physical therapist.”

“He doesnt have any skeletons in his closet. He was young and naive.”

“What I like is that she has been always a fighter. There have been so many young skaters coming and going, winning the Olympics and leaving. She kept defending her titles and still setting goals for herself, which I think is great. She always could have taken the easy way, and she never did.”

“She took a day of rest, which is fine. She is physically prepared, and maybe she doesnt need that day of pressure with everyone watching her.”

“It was heartbreaking. After [the second jump], she was so upset that she nailed everything out of anger. I always say that there are world-class skaters, and there are champions. It really breaks my heart.”

I started the class late. The teacher said I would have to learn as much in half a year that the others learned in a year. I did it.