Debi Thomas Quotes & Sayings

I got a bronze medal and I can't complain about that, the only African-American to get a medal in the Winter Olympics. — Debi Thomas

It is great to be a part of the whole skating family, and it makes me feel ecstatic that my name will be among the greats of the sport. — Debi Thomas

I watch a lot of professional skating, and I am really looking forward to going to nationals. — Debi Thomas

I begged my mom to let me start skating. — Debi Thomas

But I like it when my patients are impressed not knowing that I was an Olympian. — Debi Thomas

Just because you didn't start out perfect doesn't mean you can't have an excellent result in the end. — Debi Thomas

I tell people I'm too stupid to know what's impossible. I have ridiculously large dreams, and half the time they come true. — Debi Thomas

I tell people I'm too stupid to ... — Debi Thomas

What was most important to me at the Olympics was going out there and performing my best. When I messed up the first jump combination, which was my big move, it hit me that I messed up the program of my life. — Debi Thomas

I am not really sure how I got interested in medicine. — Debi Thomas

I would make my mom buy me the toy doctor kit. — Debi Thomas

My skating is a very emotional thing that comes from the heart, never doing it for the medal. — Debi Thomas

The Olympics: not one of my better memories. — Debi Thomas

My advice is that going to the Olympics and winning a gold medal are great goals, but the real goal should be to be the best that you can be. — Debi Thomas

Figure skating was a pretty individual sport. I've grown up a lot since those days and enjoy being part of a team now. Being a doctor is about working with nurses, therapists, anesthesiologists, and I've learned more about team play being a doctor than when I was in sports. — Debi Thomas

So I went for engineering, specifically product design, which I enjoyed. — Debi Thomas

I was always very strong in math, physics and calculus. — Debi Thomas

I've got this thing with skating and school - to see how much I can accomplish. — Debi Thomas

Being an Olympian, I always have this strong belief in excellence. — Debi Thomas

If you trust your nerve as well as your skill, you're capable of a lot more than you can imagine. — Debi Thomas

I want people to know when I'm taking care of them I'll give it all that I've got. — Debi Thomas

For as long as I can really remember, I wanted to be a doctor. — Debi Thomas

Probably the '86 nationals. That was my first real national title and first real statement I ever made in figure skating, and my life changed after I returned. — Debi Thomas

I wanted to be a doctor since I was five. — Debi Thomas

My mother introduced me to many different things, and figure skating was one of them. I just thought that it was magical having to glide across the ice. — Debi Thomas

You can accomplish anything with pure persistence and drive. — Debi Thomas

What makes you really come together under pressure is determination and focus and toughness. — Debi Thomas

Right now I am doing my residency in orthopedic research. — Debi Thomas