Kaetlyn Osmond Quotes
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The way I balance life and skating is by enjoying the time I spend away from the rink. When I am not on the ice, I am not focusing on skating.
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Nothing would have been accomplished if I didn't start in Newfoundland.
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When I saw the movie 'Black Swan,' I liked the darker aspect of it, the more dramatics, and that's what I like to do for my programs.
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I knew my body could take the battle of everyday training and take the battle of falls and bending in ways that bodies really shouldn't bend.
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I love the classic side of skating, making it look like a full program and not just technical based.
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I'm more thoughtful and aware of how my body feels. I've learned the difference of what is just sore from a hard workout or what's sore from a possible injury.
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I started skating when I was 2 years old because of my older sister Natasha was a skater, and I wanted to be just like her!
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I work with a team of coaches and trainers to make me feel like I am not alone out on the ice.
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Figure skating is such an individual sport, but to have a teammate on the podium with you is unbelievable.
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On the ice, I feel like I can become a different person, and the darker dramatics, the Black Swan, is confident: she's free to do whatever she wants, and that attitude helps in my skating. The White Swan is, I feel, more what I'm actually like off the ice: I'm a lot quieter, and if someone tells me to do something, I'll just do it.
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I aim to skate as clean as possible.
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I never dreamt of the Olympics growing up. It's not something that I watched on TV; it's not something my parents ever talked about.
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I was such a goofy kid that, when I won things, people were like, 'Oh, when did that happen?'
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To pursue anything, you've got to have fun with it and to just never give up on it.
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I love teaching the younger skaters.
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To be able to stand on the podium and see one Canadian flag raised is one thing, but to see two, it feels like you're not alone.
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I knew that things were going to hurt. I knew that things weren't always going to be perfect. But I could trust that I could make it through it.
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I need to motivate myself to work hard because only I can skate my program.
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Living in Edmonton feels so calm, but there is still so much to experience. I know I can find something to do if I want to have fun.
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Ultimately, for me, weight is something I have to deal with every year, but I do it with food because I love food. But it's a struggle; it's something that I think about.
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Marystown, in Newfoundland, it's where began for me. It's where most of my family still lives and where a lot of my supporters are from.
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I want each experience on the ice to be everything I have.
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Skating is really hard, especially women's skating where we're judged in little tiny dresses.
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When I broke my leg, I never thought I'd ever be skating again let alone be standing on a world podium. I had to relearn how to skate, relearn how to even stand on one foot again. I had to relearn all my technique.