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"And the fact that I liked to show off and be the center of attention really lends itself to figure skating very well."
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"Seeing yourself in print is such an amazing concept: you can get so much attention without having to actually show up somewhere... You don't have to dress up, for instance, and you can't hear them boo you right away."
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"Better ignore it than halfheartedly listen!"
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"Make It Fun. Have you ever been publicly acknowledged or called upon in a room filled with people? Depending on your personality type, it can be either exhilarating or mortifying. It certainly does grab your attention, as well as everyone else's!"
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"You don't care for anybody... you just do it for attention, isn't it true?"
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"You can't get attention of one who focused on himself."
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"Thirsty for attention is a cry of loneliness."
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"All that attention to the perfect lighting, the perfect this, the perfect that, I find terribly annoying."
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"We've all been in the middle of a conversation and the person with whom we are speaking breaks eye contact, appears distracted, glazes over, or looks elsewhere. Their simple eye movement can quickly break down communications by making us feel ignored, dismissed, or rejected. For some, it may be accidental and unintentional, while for others, avoiding eye contact is on purpose."
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"Give whatever you are doing and whoever you are with the gift of your attention."
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"So far I haven't really been prominent enough to get critical attention focused on me. So, of course, I fully expect bad reviews, but I will be wracked with misery as a result."
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Explore more quotes by Scott Hamilton
"Fame is a very confusing thing, because you are recognized by a lot of people that you've never seen before, and they're at a great advantage."
People
"I just try to touch people's hearts in a way through skating, so they're not just witnessing a performance, they're feeling a performance and they're a part of it."
People
"Adversity, and perseverance and all these things can shape you. They can give you a value and a self-esteem that is priceless."
Adversity
"From the fall of October, 1980 to March, 1984 I never lost a competition."
Competition
"Half of figure skating is opinion, convincing judges."
Sports
"So as an amateur Olympic competitor I loved criticism, because it made me better. But now as a professional I don't really know how to channel it or where to take it, so I don't take it quite as well."
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"Most other competitions are individual achievements, but the Olympic Games is something that belongs to everybody."
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"I didn't want to be the sissy figure skater, you know."
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"Male figure skating is different than female figure skating; we're not America's sweetheart."
Sports
"The only disability in life is a bad attitude."
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