Frank Carroll quotes

“She's a fighter, and she does the long program well, so we'll see how it turns out. And in figure skating, it's never over until the fat lady sings.”
-- Frank Carroll

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“Tara (Lipinski) got out there like a bat out of hell and skated her guts out. Michelle skated very well, but she skated conservatively. She skated great, just not fantastic. That was the difference.”
-- Frank Carroll

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“To me, figure skating is a diving sport. It's a sport made by the gods. It inspires people to cry, it inspires people to cheer, it pulls the emotions out of people.”
-- Frank Carroll

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“Let me be clear: Any new approach must ensure the integrity of the game. One of my most important responsibilities as commissioner of the NBA is to protect the integrity of professional basketball and preserve public confidence in the league and our sport. I oppose any course of action that would compromise these objectives. But I believe that sports betting should be brought out of the underground and into the sunlight where it can be appropriately monitored and regulated”

“I wouldn't give one iota to make a trip from the cradle to the grave unless I could live in a competitive world.”

“Boxing is an all year round sport. You never know when they're going to call you, so you got to stay ready.”

“Gambling in the mark has been the great indoor sport of the capitalists for months, and consequently food has increased by 25 to 100 per cent.”

“When you get to my age life seems little more than one long march to and from the lavatory.”

“Autumn can be glorious but menacing too - the long shadows, brisk winds, scurrying leaves, impending frost.”

Source : A. S. A. Harrison (2013). “The Silent Wife: A Novel”, p.96, Penguin

“So long as the human spirit thrives on this planet, music in some living form will accompany and sustain it and give it expressive meaning.”

Source : Aaron Copland, Richard Kostelanetz (2004). “Aaron Copland: A Reader : Selected Writings 1923-1972”, p.32, Psychology Press

“You either die a hero or live long enough to become the villain.”

“Figure skating is not a hobby. Its my work, which I want to do, and do well.”

“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.