28 Skates Quotes for You to Enjoy

Talent without discipline is like an octopus on roller skates. There's plenty of movement, but you never know if it's going to be forward, backwards, or sideways. H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

You Discipline Backwards Sideways Plenty Never Talent Like Know Without Octopus Roller Going Movement Skates Forward

Once you turn pro and you're making the big money and kids are buying your sneakers and your skates and your gloves and so on, you are a member of that role model club. Bobby Orr

You Money Big Club Once Kids Member Gloves Making Sneakers Big Money Model Role Role Model Pro Skates Turn Your Buying

Luckily, I discovered ice skating when I was eight and a half years old. There were two wonderful ponds within walking distance of my house. After all the physical activity the summer provided, I craved movement in the cold of winter. I had no skates, so Mom stuffed socks into my brother's old ones. Dorothy Hamill

Mom Winter Wonderful Old Half Cold Distance Summer Brother Physical Physical Activity Had Stuffed House Half Years Within Were Years Discovered Provided Walking Movement Eight After Skates Ice Skating Old Ones Luckily Activity Socks Two

Weary soccer players just cannot run anymore and must resort to shootouts after 120 minutes when a result is mandatory, but men on skates can go indefinitely, no matter how badly it disrupts the television network's schedule. George Vecsey

Weary Result Matter Men Mandatory Resort Indefinitely Television Run Must Minutes Network Schedule Badly How Go Shootouts Just Anymore After Cannot Skates Soccer Players

When it comes down to competition, it's not always about the best skater, it's about who skates the best in that competition. Gracie Gold

Best Competition Down About Always Skater Skates Who

I do have the roller skates from 'Boogie Nights.' Heather Graham

Nights Boogie Roller Skates

I love playing someone who just skates by and does anything she wants. Holland Taylor

Love Someone She Does Just Anything Wants Skates Who Playing

When I was 3, my parents strapped on a pair of Playskool plastic roller skates to my feet, and that's where the story begins. J. R. Celski

Parents Feet Begins Roller Where Story Skates Strapped Plastic Pair

The Orioles' Dick Hall comes off the mound like a drunk kangaroo on roller skates. Joe Garagiola

Drunk Like Hall Off Mound Roller Skates Kangaroo

And I'm not very coordinated, either. Only on ice skates, not in real life. Julie Benz

Life Real Life Only Real Very Either Skates Ice Coordinated

I believed that old people never laughed. I thought they sighed a lot and groaned. They walked with sticks, and they didn't like children on bicycles or roller skates... or with big dogs. Maeve Binchy

People Old Thought Big Laughed Never Like Sticks Dogs Lot Walked Roller Children Skates Old People Believed

I don't really remember a time younger than 5 years old that I didn't have skates on because all I can remember is every day, tying up my skates and a big smile on my face, excited to go on the ice. Michelle Kwan

Maybe I didn't get new skates, but I got used skates. I made it to the national championships in used skates that were custom-made for another girl. I still have those skates. Underneath the arch, there was a name crossed out and my dad had 'Michelle Kwan' written in. Granted, they were a little big, but it worked. Michelle Kwan

Made Girl Big National Those Out Arch Crossed Had Written New Name Underneath Another Got Still Were Michelle Get Maybe Skates Little Worked Used Granted Dad Championships

Traditionally, skaters tend to tie their skates very tightly. I tend to just tie my foot down, then in the ankle area, I tend to keep it loose. It gives me better mobility. But also, you're relying on your own strength as opposed to resting on the boot. Patrick Chan

Strength Me You Better Resting Own Down Boot Gives Relying Area Tend Foot Ankle Also Tie Loose Tightly Opposed Mobility Very Just Skaters Skates Then Your Keep

I had a lovely childhood. For family holidays, we went as far as the car could take us - we would drive to Florida, even though it would take three days. I didn't know we didn't have a lot of money because there was always food on the table. I didn't have a lot of stuff, but I did figure skating for a long time, and I always had my skates. Rachel McAdams

Time Food Family Money Car Three Long Drive Long Time Though Would Table Could Take Had Stuff Days Know Because Always Lot Did Childhood As Far As Lovely Skates Skating Holidays Far Us Figure Figure Skating Even Florida

At nine years old, I was presented an opportunity to move to Toronto to train for pairs dancing. As soon as I heard that that's what it entailed, I was out of there. It's like a past life. I hung up my skates and never looked back. Rachel McAdams

Kindle Singles is publishing on skates. It prints like lightning; our book meets readers in hours. I've spent so many years waiting for publishers to consider whether they wanted to print a book of mine, making contracts, taking months to fit it into the Fall list or the Spring list, fitting it into an advertising plan. Richard Bach

Waiting Book Spring Fall Consider Meets Our Mine Months Spent Kindle Taking Lightning Like Hours Advertising Print Readers Prints Making Singles Years Fit Contracts Fitting List So Many Years Wanted Whether Skates Plan Many Publishers Publishing

I generally like white skates. Sasha Cohen

White Generally Like Skates

I was nine-years-old when I first put on skates. Scott Hamilton

First Put Skates

Funny is as funny does, and funny puts on a walrus mask and slowly gyrates in a mall food court. I laugh at absurdity hardest, then stories, then observations, then bearded men on roller skates. T. J. Miller

Funny Food Men Mask Laugh Slowly Bearded Observations Puts Absurdity Court Does Mall Roller Stories Skates Then Hardest

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