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Kristi Yamaguchi

Kristi Yamaguchi

American Athlete

Born: Jul 12, 1971

About Just Life Training You Your

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I learned to put 100 percent into what you're doing. I learned about setting goals for yourself, knowing where you want to be and taking small steps toward those goals. I learned about adversity and how to get past it. Kristi Yamaguchi

At 6 years old, the ice became a place for me to express myself. Because I was so shy off the ice, it became my safe haven, with music and freedom and self-expression. That was my emotional outlet. Kristi Yamaguchi

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With 30,000 deaths and 200,000 hospitalizations from the seasonal flu, those numbers are certainly higher than what we've seen of the swine flu. Protecting yourself from both viruses is very important. Kristi Yamaguchi

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I've had a lot more fun with the training. Kristi Yamaguchi

Training More Had Lot Fun

Now, I am thrilled to be a wife and mother, and I hope to be as good of a mother as my own mother, Carole. Kristi Yamaguchi

Hope Good Mother Wife Own My Own Thrilled Am Now

Figure skaters have awful perceptions of hockey players. Kristi Yamaguchi

Perceptions Hockey Hockey Players Skaters Figure Awful Players

As a teenager especially, I just wanted to do my thing and not be noticed. Kristi Yamaguchi

Teenager Just Wanted Noticed Thing

I didn't want to skate for someone else or for certain marks. Kristi Yamaguchi

Else Marks Someone Want Skate Certain

I've realized how precious life is. When I was younger, I was more adventurous. I felt invincible. I was game for everything. As a mom, I don't want to get injured because then I can't take care of my kids. Kristi Yamaguchi

I never wanted to feel I hadn't worked hard enough. Kristi Yamaguchi

Enough Never Feel Wanted Worked Hard

Probably a few weeks after I was born I started having casts put on my legs to straighten them out. After that corrective shoes and with a brace in between. Kristi Yamaguchi

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The good feeling I get from contributing rivals anything I felt on the Olympic stand in Albertville. Kristi Yamaguchi

Good Feeling Rivals Felt Contributing Get Anything Stand Good Feeling Olympic

Childhood reading is so important. Kristi Yamaguchi

Important Reading Childhood

I've always worked closely with the designers and whoever's making the costumes. Comfort is the last thing you want on your mind when you're competing. In an ideal situation, you'll have something where you'll put it on and you're fine and you don't have to worry about it at all. Kristi Yamaguchi

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