Every day, someone realizes a dream. I believe dreams help light our darkness and give us the push we need to move across the rink of life.
Kristi YamaguchiMy experience at the 1992 Winter Olympics was my fulfillment of dreaming the Impossible Dream.
Kristi YamaguchiSearching for funds to continue my skating career when I was 17, I called the Women's Sports Foundation in New York. The intern who answered the phone suggested that I might be a great candidate for the Travel and Training fund, and she sent me an application form. I applied for a grant. With the funds I was awarded, I bought a new pair of skates and a plane ticket to the 1988 National Championships, where I achieved my highest national finish. Four years later, I won the gold medal at the 1992 Olympic Games.
Kristi YamaguchiI feel like I missed out on the regular high school social life, but that's the way I chose to be.
Kristi Yamaguchi