Sarah Hughes Quotes

United States, Athlete
May 2, 1985

Sarah Elizabeth Hughes (born May 2, 1985) is an American former competitive figure skater. She was the 2001 World bronze medalist in ladies' singles and the 2002 Olympic Champion in the same event.

I think what every skater dreams of is not only skating the best program they can possibly skate, but, y'know, having the crowd roar at the end, and it was just so loud I couldn't even hear my music.

Sarah Hughes
- Music
- Dreams
- Crowd
I wear my Peggy Fleming T-shirt when I go to sleep every night before I compete, and for the past four years, it's brought me incredible good luck.

Sarah Hughes
- Night
- Sleep
- Compete

I started skating because I loved it. I started when I was three and I didn't know all the sacrifices and all the hardships and how difficult day-in and day-out it would be.

Sarah Hughes
Katarina Witt. She was the ultimate competitor. She would just stare down people before competition. She was relentless on the ice.

Sarah Hughes
- People
- Competition
- Ice
It's really ironic that I won, because that's not the goal that I had in mind when I went out to skate.

Sarah Hughes
- Goal
- Ironic
- Won