Baiul Oksana Quotes & Sayings

I wish I could compete again, but my good feeling is, these competitions are better as exhibitions. — Oksana Baiul

I don't care what the critics say or think because I care for and love my fans. — Oksana Baiul

The trouble with this country is that there are too many people going about saying, "The trouble with this country is ... " — Sinclair Lewis

Professional competitions are overrated. — Oksana Baiul

I took some time off to enjoy my life, but figure skating is something I love and something I will continue doing for the rest of my life. — Oksana Baiul

I will try to make a doll of Oksana with a little dog. — Oksana Baiul

The only way back from such a bleak despondency is to shape humiliation into humility, to strive always to triumph over the darkness while never forgetting that the honor and the beauty are more in the striving than in the winning. When triumph at last comes, our efforts alone could not have won the day without that grace which surpasses all understanding and which will, if we allow it, imbue our lives with meaning. — Dean Koontz

You have the freedom, ability and authority to love your life. Just be you, then wait. — Gangaji

Competitive Skaters must be prepared for a lot of work, challenges, self-discipline, and motivation. The desire must be there, but more importantly, your love for the sport. — Oksana Baiul

We are making choices that will affect whether beings thousands of generations from now will be able to be born sound of mind and body. — Joanna Macy

I don't care if you hate me or love me, as long as I make you think. — Madonna Ciccone

First, I have to thank God for giving me the gift that he did as well as a second chance for a better life. — Oksana Baiul

I skate now for fun and to keep myself in shape. — Oksana Baiul

I wish I could say it's easy, but honestly, to get ready for a big championship is not as easy as it seems. — Oksana Baiul

For, when men shall meet as they ought, each a benefactor, a shower of stars, clothed with thoughts, with deeds, with accomplishments, it should be the festival of nature which all things announce. Of such friendship, love in the sexes is the first symbol, as all other things are symbols of love. Those relations to the best men, which, at one time, we reckoned the romances of youth, become, in the progress of character, the most solid enjoyment. — Ralph Waldo Emerson

I think a cyber-terrorism attack is overblown, though the threat exists. I think al Qaeda and other groups are more interested in symbolic terrorism, like what they did to the World Trade Center - suicide bombers or something that really has an effect and is meaningful to people. — Kevin Mitnick

I have a lot of different stages in my life when training has been easy or hard. Now, it seems that I have been training for so long that it has become almost second nature to me. — Oksana Baiul

I started taking ballet lessons when I was three and a half and I still take dance classes. — Oksana Baiul

But I have no sex feelings about you, and I kind of feel the sleeping-together thing is just odd. So we're not doing the fairy sleep-athon of comfort anymore. — Charlaine Harris

I'd like to consider myself a versatile skater and I like to skate to different kinds of music. — Oksana Baiul

No, what's a man like down there?"
"Oh." Sidheag wrinkled her nose. "Unimpressive. They have - "she gestured towards her own nether regions with one hand - "a sort of dangly sausage - lacks tailoring."
"Really?"
"Yes, like it wasn't fitted into its casing properly. And hairy. — Gail Carriger

I come to Fashion Week events in New York City twice a year. — Oksana Baiul

My mother will never leave me. We're together. She will always stay in my heart. — Oksana Baiul

Don't give up or give in...just give it all you got. Do whatever it takes to make your life happen! — Timothy Pina

I use Graf Edmonton for boots and John Wilson blades. — Oksana Baiul

Olympic Gold changed me and my life dramatically. I became a celebrity overnight and people see me as a famous skater, not a real person. — Oksana Baiul

People really do spend a lot of money on their pets - sometimes more then themselves. — Oksana Baiul

Sex is better than power because people use power to have sex. Sex is better than money because people use money to have power to have sex. Sex is really what motivates people; it's what makes the world work. — A.D. Aliwat

And still I'm not completely happy with my skating. I always feel I can do more and climb higher. — Oksana Baiul

I like to listen to different kinds of music - it just depends on my mood. I love Madonna, Russian singers ... I like the Rolling Stones a lot! — Oksana Baiul

No, I'm not coaching. It's a huge responsibility to coach somebody. — Oksana Baiul

One shouldn't be afraid to lose; this is sport. One day you win; another day you lose. Of course, everyone wants to be the best. This is normal. This is what sport is about. This is why I love it. — Oksana Baiul

My advice is: if you've got to be miserable to write great music, then drive a truck. — Chris Isaak

I want kids to enjoy skating and I think it's a great workout. — Oksana Baiul

We need to remind each other that the cup of sorrow is also the cup of joy, that precisely what causes us sadness can become the fertile ground for gladness. — Henri Nouwen

Be alert! Some people have problems. Don't let them be your problem and don't ever allow their problems to infect you through their words and actions! Stay happy! — Ernest Agyemang Yeboah

Actually I dance really well on the floor. — Oksana Baiul

Also, I gained lots of weight between ages 18-20 because I was drinking alcohol at night. Alcohol has lots of calories and that does not help. — Oksana Baiul

One of my favorite vacation places is Miami, because of the people, the water and the beach - of course - and the architecture on Miami Beach is so wonderful. — Oksana Baiul

Pairs skating and singles are two different things. Although some skaters have achieved this successfully, it is a very difficult transition. You're looking at double work. — Oksana Baiul

Now, I don't make decisions as fast as I used to. — Oksana Baiul

My weaknesses are my jumps. The reason is that although I land them in practice, when I actually compete or perform, I should let my body go and stabilize my mind better. Also, I need to work on not letting negative thoughts and emotions get to me on the ice. — Oksana Baiul