Frank Carroll Quotations

There are things about the new system that really bother me. Until they really define it better, I'm very mixed in my feelings about it.

She was an ugly little duckling she wasn't ugly but she was a little duckling with terrible costumes, dirty skates, awkward and no spirals. To see her turn into a rock star in skating... and make a transformation from a duckling into a swan, that was probably the most exciting thing about her.

I hate sitting down and getting a concept of a program with numbers in front of me ... rather than what the music tells you. If you want to do a swooping movement that's really glorious, you can't take the time to do it because you're losing points by wasting the time.

He has a way of moving and a charisma. When he steps on the ice, he has an aura about him that many people never achieve.

He grew up in St. Petersburg, Russia, where the greatest male dancers of all time have come out of. He has a way of moving and charisma about him that no one else can achieve.

I think the feeling is she should go. Why wouldn't you send someone of that caliber to the Olympics? It's Michelle Kwan. She's a legend. This is someone America loves.

When I think of Michelle, I think of her as a legend in her own time.

When people look at figure skaters, they think of beauty and music. The guys' athletic prowess isn't as appreciated as much as the beauty of the girls.

What is so wonderful about the top four is each one has a different style. It's going to become a matter of what you enjoy seeing.

It's simple: One of those girls is going to have to seize the opportunity. Who will it be? We'll just have to wait and see.

He's skating very, very well. As far as the jumping and spinning, he seems fine.

She's a fighter, and she does the long program well, so we'll see how it turns out. And in figure skating, it's never over until the fat lady sings.

Tara (Lipinski) got out there like a bat out of hell and skated her guts out. Michelle skated very well, but she skated conservatively. She skated great, just not fantastic. That was the difference.

To me, figure skating is a diving sport. It's a sport made by the gods. It inspires people to cry, it inspires people to cheer, it pulls the emotions out of people.