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
When I was on the ice, in the lights, with the music and the motion, there was a certain kind of flirtation that gave great energy and expressiveness to my performance.
Peggy Fleming
When I got my diagnosis, I treated it like the Olympics. I tried to stay positive and told my doctor I was going to be the best patient he`d ever had.
Peggy Fleming
There were pretty rigid rules and real traditional music. Traditional choreography. It`s gradually gotten more free, and the rules have changed.
Peggy Fleming
Then came the choreography... the impact of music and choreography tends to really emphasize an overall feeling of what you really want out of the program.
Peggy Fleming
The world went by, and we didn`t get caught up in all the other things, because we didn`t have time. We had no spare time. It was always thinking about training and focusing on what we wanted, our goals.
Peggy Fleming
I think exercise tests us in so many ways, our skills, our hearts, our ability to bounce back after setbacks. This is the inner beauty of sports and competition, and it can serve us all well as adult athletes.
Peggy Fleming
When you are doing something soft and pretty and feminine, some romantic chemistry - a power boost of hormones - helps the piece.
Peggy Fleming
