A biography for Scott Hamiltonhasn’t been written yet.
“When you turn professional, you become an entertainer, and like every other entertainer, you don't want to get a bad review.”
“That's what makes the Ryder Cup in golf so much better than the Masters or the U.S. Open. To be a part of something that is not about personal achievement, but about representing everyone and sharing it with the whole country, it's wonderful.”
“Rationality is not one of this industry's attributes.”
“The only disability in life is a bad attitude.”
“And the fact that I liked to show off and be the center of attention really lends itself to figure skating very well.”
“Half of figure skating is opinion, convincing judges.”
“I just try to touch people's hearts in a way through skating, so they're not just witnessing a performance, they're feeling a performance and they're a part of it.”
“Male figure skating is different than female figure skating; we're not America's sweetheart.”
“Without strength and courage it's really hard to perform at the highest levels of international figure skating, because you're alone on the ice and you only have seven minutes over two nights to prove yourself.”