Karen Magnussen quotes

“The most important thing in skating is finding your center. There is nothing better than Skate Spinner to do this - not even skates!”
-- Karen Magnussen

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“The search is more important than the destination”

“I think bad politics are incredibly dangerous, so it's important to make sure that people are communicating well. Culture and morale are super important. It's best to not force it, but let it happen organically and genuinely.”

“When the news wants to tell you something is important, they put dramatic theme music behind it. They scare you into watching the story.”

“One of the very important characteristics of a student is to question. Let the students ask questions.”

“Of course education becomes very very important and that's for our human resource development.”

“If you're skating on thin ice, you might as well dance.”

“With speed skating, it's like doing one-legged squats over and over again, with that one leg absorbing more than 80 percent of your weight. It takes an enormous amount of strength, and you're in such a weird position.”

Source : Jo Coudert (2003). “Advice from a Failure”, p.15, iUniverse

“In my teen years leading up to the Olympics, I loved having the excuse to skip out on parties because of skating. Partying wasnt my thing anyway. Mostly I hung out with other skaters. We were all buddies, so its not like I missed out on socializing. I was really enjoying myself.”

“There were no competitions on television. The first skating competition I ever remember seeing on television was the 1968 Olympics when Peggy Fleming won.”

Source : "Gold Medal Figure Skater". The Academy of Achievement Interview, www.achievement.org. June 17, 2000.

“Always looked up to Brian and his skating, I loved his skating and what he had done for the sport. And the triple axel, that was the thing, and I wanted a triple axel.”