Sarah Hughes Quotes & Trivia



Quotes

I think it was a great moment for America to have two ladies on the podium.

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.

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.

It's really ironic that I won, because that's not the goal that I had in mind when I went out to skate.

When I started my program... there was a big clock in the corner and I looked and it said nine o'clock exactly. And it was funny, because when I was standing on the podium, it said exactly 10 p.m., and this whole hour had changed my life.

Trivia

Sarah can do a leg press of 180 kg (400 lb) more than four times her bodyweight.

Sarah enjoys playing the violin.

Sarah began ice skating at three years old.

She likes Japanese and Italian foods.

Sarah is 5 feet, 5 inches tall.

Sarah has the same birthday as David Beckham, Kyle Busch and The Rock.

Sarah's Astrological sign is Taurus.

Sarah won a bronze medal at the 2002 U.S. Championships.

Sarah came in sixth at the 2003 World Championships.

Sarah does most of her training in New Haven, Connecticut.