Kristi Yamaguchi quote: "Dorothy Hamill was my big idol as a kid. She'd won the Olympics in 1976. She was America's sweetheart with her personality, her talent, her haircut."

I burnt myself out of skating. I was ready to focus on being a mom.
KRISTI YAMAGUCHI

As a professional, I think we're not being judged solely on technical ability anymore. People re...
KRISTI YAMAGUCHI

There are two or three performances in your life that are absolutely on, where all the planets are l...
KRISTI YAMAGUCHI

Figure skaters have awful perceptions of hockey players.
KRISTI YAMAGUCHI

I've realized how precious life is. When I was younger, I was more adventurous. I felt invincibl...
KRISTI YAMAGUCHI

Winning in women's singles felt surreal. I felt that everything I had done - the hard work, the ...
KRISTI YAMAGUCHI

Before turning pro, I would never have just left my skates sitting in the locker room unattended.
KRISTI YAMAGUCHI

I don't mind the sparkle - I think it's kind of a tradition in skating. I don't think th...
KRISTI YAMAGUCHI

With 30,000 deaths and 200,000 hospitalizations from the seasonal flu, those numbers are certainly h...
KRISTI YAMAGUCHI

At 6 years old, the ice became a place for me to express myself. Because I was so shy off the ice, i...
KRISTI YAMAGUCHI

My experience at the 1992 Winter Olympics was my fulfillment of dreaming the Impossible Dream.
KRISTI YAMAGUCHI

You don't go to school to become the best chef in the world right after you graduate. School is ...
ROY YAMAGUCHI

See, I'm a believer that people are born with a sense of cooking. It's something within them...
ROY YAMAGUCHI

The best way to make a steak is grilled over an open flame or pan sauteed in a cast iron skillet.
ROY YAMAGUCHI

I ride all of my boards. Surfboards are made to surf, not to hang on the wall.
TORO YAMAGUCHI

You know what, I don't really watch a lot of cooking shows, but what's great about them is t...
ROY YAMAGUCHI

The industry has suffered from fragmentation for a long time. The new company will have pricing powe...
YASUHIRO YAMAGUCHI

The steel industry has been very fragmented (in Europe)...and the automobile and packing industries ...
YASUHIRO YAMAGUCHI

We are the same, you and I. Whether samurai or night-hawk, the Suruga Dainagon or member of the Toud...
TAKAYUKI YAMAGUCHI

Takamasa Saegusa: 'Seigen, a mere member of the Toudouza, had the effrontery to sully the sacred due...
TAKAYUKI YAMAGUCHI

He had been dazzled. Because of the dazzling brightness, he had had to kill [Seigen]. All who had en...
TAKAYUKI YAMAGUCHI

In the automotive industry, NEC Electronics maintains the highest reputation on its very low defect ...
JJ YAMAGUCHI

Abe is very popular but lacks experience as a politician.
JIRO YAMAGUCHI

What's been the backbone of social stability has changed as the number of part-time and temporary wo...
JIRO YAMAGUCHI

What we're seeing is a result of Koizumi's diminishing popularity -- the 'Koizumi effect' is wearing...
JIRO YAMAGUCHI

The DPJ failed to present an easy-to-understand, clear policy to the people. In that sense, DPJ does...
JIRO YAMAGUCHI

We get more exposure to crowds we don't normally play in front of.
JIRO YAMAGUCHI

I think everyday people on the street who have never been affiliated with the tea party movement are...
KRISTI NOEM

I think labels have been used alot during this election process to divide people, and at this point ...
KRISTI NOEM

Love and accept everyone for who they are, for where they are in life. That is compassion.
KRISTI BOWMAN

I think the word is still out, but it looks like cohabitation offers some but not all the benefits f...
KRISTI WILLIAMS

We've got very large freshman class, it's historic in its size, so there's people that a...
KRISTI NOEM

Living together/ is one move closer/ to living apart
KRISTI MAXWELL

What happened?" he asked brusquely, interrupting me.

"What do you mean, what happened?"<...
KRISTI COOK

The more we see ourselves as a vibrant, successful, inspiring person who boldly declares and manifes...
KRISTI BOWMAN

We took a big hit when we discontinued our affiliate program in April.
KRISTI KASPAR

We don't have a set schedule, but refreshing every 45 to 60 days is a reasonable goal. Publishing a ...
KRISTI KASPAR

A full refresh has not been done since July. We have crawled, but we have yet to publish the results...
KRISTI KASPAR

We can change our own life and ultimately change the world.
KRISTI BOWMAN

We have to get government out of the job of picking winners and losers. That's what they've ...
KRISTI NOEM

Every one says: 'Listen, I'd love to reinvest. I'd love to hire people. But I have no id...
KRISTI NOEM

We might be busting at the seams.
KRISTI BROWN

Do not hide your light for fear of what others may think of you. Let it shine and be a reflection of...
KRISTI BOWMAN

We hit a glitch adding the international databases.
KRISTI KASPAR

And people talk about the stimulus package and the jobs that it was supposed to create, it certainly...
KRISTI NOEM

Human potential is amazing...We have the capacity to create a world that is peaceful...one that spre...
KRISTI BOWMAN

We often forget our human connectedness. Throughout my life, I have felt the greatest beauty lies in...
KRISTI BOWMAN

When we awaken to our truth, we realize we are free.
KRISTI BOWMAN

We're always strong on the offensive boards, especially Julie. Our rebounding is definitely one of o...
KRISTI FALLIN

With only a few games left, we know we have to focus even more now. It's not going to be easy, but w...
KRISTI FALLIN

We came out hard in the second half, which made up for our slow start. We knew at halftime that we s...
KRISTI FALLIN

I think we can play with anyone if we play with all our heart. We have really good chemistry and as ...
KRISTI FALLIN

Last year, I completely choked in this event. This year this is all we wanted. We wanted to go 1-2 a...
KRISTI ERAMO

We had (a couple of) girls who have never been here before. The experience was really great for them...
KRISTI ERAMO

We have drastically improved port and cargo security since 9/11.
KRISTI CLEMENS

The biggest point we are trying to make is that this is not an issue of controlling a port, or even ...
KRISTI CLEMENS

To take that type of action, we have got to have good reason.
KRISTI CLEMENS

(Customs) is coordinating closely with the appropriate federal, state and local authorities. The U.S...
KRISTI CLEMENS

We want to keep with the whole idea of this being a drug- and alcohol-free event.
KRISTI BROWN

Wednesday is an early release day, so kids will be out of school early and able to get their homewor...
KRISTI BROWN

We really haven't done anything for the kids before. We decided to make something good come out of s...
KRISTI BROWN

There's been a little faster comfort level reached with [AMD] than what I've seen in the industry in...
KRISTI BROWDER

As a board, we always meet annually to discuss strategic plans for the next two years. We try to loo...
KRISTI BROWDER

We also have an e-learning strategy that we're developing.
KRISTI BROWDER

They came to play. They came out and had a killer instinct. They made us stand back and check what w...
KRISTI BOESE

We did it on our own. We didn't want to share anything.
KRISTI BOESE

What has to be hard for opponents is that when we substitute, the player coming in often has a total...
KRISTI BOESE

This is awesome. I don't want anyone to think we don't appreciate what we've accomplished. But we ha...
KRISTI BOESE

There's no name-calling because someone missed a question. Boys don't pick on each other as bad if g...
KRISTI ANDERSON

It gets them excited about learning. The girls will sit still, have a great discussion and stay on s...
KRISTI ANDERSON

(Rhode Island has) a really good soccer program, and it's a really good school. It's a totally diffe...
KRISTI MOLTZ

I am just excited I was able to get this honor. I never could have imagined this would happen for me...
KRISTI MOLTZ

Extending this more just adds to the pain, it adds to the fury as far as I'm concerned.
KRISTI MCCARTHY

One of the guys actually joined the NIRA this year, the college rodeo, because he liked it so much.
KRISTI LEE

Ford kind of got her started, and that's how they got her to come down here.
KRISTI LEE

We are going to keep working hard, and go down and perform the best that we can perform. We got ther...
KRISTI LAFLEUR

We were a little disappointed with our round three because that has always been our strong round. We...
KRISTI LAFLEUR

That was huge today. They hit every single skill and they have been working very hard on it.
KRISTI LAFLEUR

I am really proud of how these girls came together. A month and a half ago, I would have said this w...
KRISTI LAFLEUR

Our girls really want to get to the finals, because a number of them haven't experienced that yet. S...
KRISTI LAFLEUR

We are certainly hoping that we cane make it through. The last month we have really pulled together ...
KRISTI LAFLEUR

It's that Prairie tradition and all. They came out knowing they were going to win. I don't think we ...
KRISTI KINGMA

It's been a goal of ours to go to state. With the boys going too, it's a celebration for the whole s...
KRISTI KINGMA

We're not to the point that we're depriving ourselves. What we do is spend money on what really matt...
KRISTI JOHNSON

It was very enriching. A great opportunity.
KRISTI JOHNSON

Lots of soap operas, ... Both English and Irish. It sounds cheesy but we also ate a lot of potatoes ...
KRISTI JOHNSON

They keep you really busy. It was sometimes hard to process everything because there was so much to ...
KRISTI JOHNSON

We got really close,
KRISTI JOHNSON

I loved that [they] took me into their home and taught me about their traditions and customs.
KRISTI JOHNSON

My favorite part of the trip was the homestay arrangement with my host family in Ireland,
KRISTI JOHNSON

I loved learning about the European culture firsthand.
KRISTI JOHNSON

I had never been [beyond] Colorado or Utah. It was only my second time on an airplane by myself. I w...
KRISTI JOHNSON

I was very impressed with my team overall this year. When you get a chance to really look back at it...
KRISTI HEAFNER

We expected more out of ourselves than we've given this season. We've had a lot of obstacles to over...
KRISTI HARRELL

I do have confidence we can win a close game.
KRISTI HARRELL

I think it was a wake-up call to how you can lose a game you're supposed to win at the end of the ga...
KRISTI HARRELL

[The network is great because] we feel that we are a cooperative industry. We have always shown othe...
KRISTI GRANING

We are very pleased. We've been receiving some great comments, and our leads and traffic are both up...
KRISTI GRANING

She knows this is it. Her goal has been to make it to states in both. She would have made it last ye...
KRISTI FRYE

This was our fourth year (winning the meet). We had a number of individuals placing high in the even...
KRISTI FRYE

We have hard workers and good attitudes. We have depth in all the events.
KRISTI FRYE

She's the girl to beat in Pasco County. She's gotten stronger. She's maturing. She's still really yo...
KRISTI FRYE

When you're breaking 50 [seconds] in the 300 hurdles, you're doing well. When you break 50 in your f...
KRISTI FRYE

When she came out as a freshman you could tell she was going to be good and that she had a lot of po...
KRISTI FRYE

When someone works so hard all season and then it comes to a stop because of one small mistake, it w...
KRISTI FRYE

I want to thank each volunteer for their hard work.
KRISTI FLIPPIN

Some people might look at the park and think it looks clean. If you look closer, you'll see trash in...
KRISTI FLIPPIN

This is the perfect time to announce our Tyler cleanup event. This year the Heart of Tyler will coor...
KRISTI FLIPPIN

My biggest problem is holding still.
KRISTI YAMAOKA

I'm still a cheerleader on a stretcher or not. So as soon as I heard that fight song, I knew my j...
KRISTI YAMAOKA

My biggest concern was that I didn't want my squad to be distracted so that they could continue c...
KRISTI YAMAOKA

It's possible that healthier people are just more likely to be married.
KRISTI WILLIAMS

I think with what's happening, a lot of people are becoming more observant through time, and it help...
KRISTI WALLACE

I'm hoping more people are geared to do that if we have another explosive eruption. We're very happy...
KRISTI WALLACE

Sometimes they call in with questions like, 'Am I seeing what I think I'm seeing?' It's fun to see h...
KRISTI WALLACE

A lot of teachers from elementary to university classes have been requesting ash samples through our...
KRISTI WALLACE

The final shot was going in whether it wanted to or not. It wasn't going to be our seniors' last gam...
KRISTI VIOLETTE

We wanted to come out and get an early jump on things. We saw a lot more in the paint in the second ...
KRISTI VIOLETTE

He told us it was our game if we could pick up the intensity. And we did.
KRISTI VIOLETTE

I'm sure she's a great person and an outstanding coach. But once Bonnie left, my heart went to Maryl...
KRISTI TOLIVER

It definitely gets us in the flow. We got that first day out of the way and we are ready to keep mov...
KRISTI TOLIVER

In the beginning, I didn't know what to expect. I was kind of overwhelmed. I think youth played a pa...
KRISTI TOLIVER

It just showed how much I was contributing.
KRISTI TOLIVER

I still feel a little under the weather, since mine just hit me last night. I think we'll just be ex...
KRISTI TOLIVER

Overtime is our time. I didn't worry about it.
KRISTI TOLIVER

We're 1-1 with them now, and I hope to see them again very soon.
KRISTI TOLIVER

I struggled in the first half, but I couldn't feel sorry for myself. Somebody needed to step up.
KRISTI TOLIVER

I really didn't have any jitters. We've both played in a lot of basketball games, and we really don'...
KRISTI TOLIVER

You don't intend on becoming pregnant. You don't intend on being an addict. You think to yourself ev...
KRISTI STIRENS

It was like having 10 cups of coffee and not having the jitters.
KRISTI STIRENS

The last place you want to be is in rehab.
KRISTI STIRENS

Tonight's win was an all-together great effort from our girls. We really had players step up and con...
KRISTI SNIDER

After the third quarter, we were able to settle down and really get after it defensively.
KRISTI SNIDER

We came out and played strong and with intensity from the start.
KRISTI SNIDER

I thought the kids did a nice job. We probably didn't take the best shot selections early, but we se...
KRISTI SNIDER

Our defense has just got to keep picking it up. There were some times, I thought, that we slacked a ...
KRISTI SNIDER

That's what's we have to continue to do. That's just the bottom line.
KRISTI SNIDER

We've got to continue, each time we step out on the floor, to improve.
KRISTI SNIDER

We shot better than 50 percent from the floor, but so did Frontenac. Our pressure hurt them though.
KRISTI SNIDER

It's going to be so exciting to see my family and friends. I was thinking about it (going to Denver)...
KRISTI SMITH

We were holding it too long and staring. By the time we passed it in, they adjusted.
KRISTI SMITH

I'm still trying to learn. I'm starting to take what I learn in practice into the game a little more...
KRISTI SMITH

If they can come through and play as a team, we'll go a long way this year. We've really been trying...
KRISTI SCHUMACHER

It just opens up their eyes to see that there is a whole world out there. That you can also play in ...
KRISTI SCHUMACHER

Seeing her in P.E., she's just the type of person, because she's such an all-around athlete, you jus...
KRISTI SCHUMACHER

When you're not feeling well, you don't want to wait around. You want to get in, get your medicine a...
KRISTI SCHULMEISTER

The community has been very supportive. It's much more than what I expected.
KRISTI SCHULMEISTER

The main reason (medications can be offered cheaper) is we have a much lower overhead. If you have a...
KRISTI SCHULMEISTER

We don't want to be big. We know that when you get too big, you forget customer service.
KRISTI SCHULMEISTER

It's important for us to emphasize the good things and correct their mistakes. More often than not, ...
KRISTI RELLER

She was incredibly frustrated. She's young and she doesn't have much (varsity) experience. She's lea...
KRISTI RELLER

We are capable of making good plays and we are capable of doing good things. The girls need to under...
KRISTI RELLER

A road to us is something that's on our map.
KRISTI PONOZZO

What we try to stress is that our ... list is not completely static. If something's not working, we ...
KRISTI PONOZZO

Police are continuing to investigate the circumstances of the shooting right now and we are pursuing...
KRISTI PANKRATZ

Having a female robber is uncommon and having a juvenile robber is more uncommon, then throwing in t...
KRISTI PANKRATZ

Last night we arrested a 13 and 14-year-old in connection with two aggravated robberies last Friday....
KRISTI PANKRATZ

Now make no mistake, I think we need a strong dose of fiscal conservatism in Washington, D.C.
KRISTI NOEM

We didn't come here to become Washington, we came here to change Washington.
KRISTI NOEM

Dorothy Hamill was my big idol as a kid. She'd won the Olympics in 1976. She was America's sweetheart with her personality, her talent, her haircut.

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Dorothy Hamill was my big idol as a kid. She'd won the Olympics in 1976. She was America's sweetheart with her personality, her talent, her haircut.

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