Oksana Baiul Quotes

#1. Now, I don't make decisions as fast as I used to.

Oksana Baiul

#2. Better to live a life of single-pointed focus, he taught.

Elizabeth Gilbert

#3. One of my favorite vacation places is Miami, because of the people, the water and the beach - of course - and the architecture on Miami Beach is so wonderful.

Oksana Baiul

#4. This earthly existence of ours is more brittle that the glass bangles that ladies wear.

Mahatma Gandhi

#5. And as a bird each fond endearment tries To tempt its new-fledg'd offspring to the skies, He tried each art, reprov'd each dull delay, Allur'd to brighter worlds, and led the way.

Oliver Goldsmith

#6. No, I'm not coaching. It's a huge responsibility to coach somebody.

Oksana Baiul

#7. I wish I could say it's easy, but honestly, to get ready for a big championship is not as easy as it seems.

Oksana Baiul

#8. My weaknesses are my jumps. The reason is that although I land them in practice, when I actually compete or perform, I should let my body go and stabilize my mind better. Also, I need to work on not letting negative thoughts and emotions get to me on the ice.

Oksana Baiul

#9. I use Graf Edmonton for boots and John Wilson blades.

Oksana Baiul

#10. I took some time off to enjoy my life, but figure skating is something I love and something I will continue doing for the rest of my life.

Oksana Baiul

#11. Actually I dance really well on the floor.

Oksana Baiul

#12. I will try to make a doll of Oksana with a little dog.

Oksana Baiul

#13. Im a shy person. I contradict my own profession, because Im an introvert in a very glamorous world.

Deepika Padukone

#14. Pairs skating and singles are two different things. Although some skaters have achieved this successfully, it is a very difficult transition. You're looking at double work.

Oksana Baiul

#15. My mother will never leave me. We're together. She will always stay in my heart.

Oksana Baiul

#16. I want kids to enjoy skating and I think it's a great workout.

Oksana Baiul

#17. Everything Ticketmaster stands for is what we're fighting against. They're just a small cog in a machine where the artist is at the bottom.

Jeff Ament

#18. It was all so artificial. It was beautiful, but it did not belong to her. She was a tourist, an outsider, and she could only see the thin surface veneer of things; she couldn't get beneath it to the real heart of anything.

Penni Russon

#19. I'd like to consider myself a versatile skater and I like to skate to different kinds of music.

Oksana Baiul

#20. And still I'm not completely happy with my skating. I always feel I can do more and climb higher.

Oksana Baiul

#21. I wish I could compete again, but my good feeling is, these competitions are better as exhibitions.

Oksana Baiul

#22. First, I have to thank God for giving me the gift that he did as well as a second chance for a better life.

Oksana Baiul

#23. I like to listen to different kinds of music - it just depends on my mood. I love Madonna, Russian singers ... I like the Rolling Stones a lot!

Oksana Baiul

#24. Competitive Skaters must be prepared for a lot of work, challenges, self-discipline, and motivation. The desire must be there, but more importantly, your love for the sport.

Oksana Baiul

#25. All you can do everyday, is do what you believe is right. That's what I do, and what will be, will be.

David Icke

#26. One shouldn't be afraid to lose; this is sport. One day you win; another day you lose. Of course, everyone wants to be the best. This is normal. This is what sport is about. This is why I love it.

Oksana Baiul

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

Oksana Baiul

#28. People really do spend a lot of money on their pets - sometimes more then themselves.

Oksana Baiul

#29. I come to Fashion Week events in New York City twice a year.

Oksana Baiul

#30. I don't care what the critics say or think because I care for and love my fans.

Oksana Baiul

#31. We are symbols, and inhabit symbols.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

#32. Professional competitions are overrated.

Oksana Baiul

#33. Do I resent rich people? No. The best or worst I can do is notice them. I agree with the great Socialist writer George Orwell, who felt that rich people were poor people with money.

Kurt Vonnegut

#34. There is a double-standard between men and women. My father was a major league baseball player, and I grew up thinking I could have the same attitude on the field that he did. When I did that in real life, people thought I was a total bi-atch.

Katie Uhlaender

#35. Olympic Gold changed me and my life dramatically. I became a celebrity overnight and people see me as a famous skater, not a real person.

Oksana Baiul

#36. The church works best as a force of resistance, a conscience to society that keeps itself at arm's length from the state. The closer it gets, the less effectively it can challenge the surrounding culture and the more perilously it risks losing its central message.

Philip Yancey

#37. I have a lot of different stages in my life when training has been easy or hard. Now, it seems that I have been training for so long that it has become almost second nature to me.

Oksana Baiul

#38. Also, I gained lots of weight between ages 18-20 because I was drinking alcohol at night. Alcohol has lots of calories and that does not help.

Oksana Baiul

#39. I started taking ballet lessons when I was three and a half and I still take dance classes.

Oksana Baiul