Kristi Yamaguchi : (2) " Growing up as an athlete, I started skating very young. My parents didn’t know anything about the sport, so they went with the flow. I had two great coaches who gave great advice and gave guidelines for my parents. My parents let the coaches dictate what was going on on the ice. " - Kristi Yamaguchi " As a teenager especially, I just wanted to do my thing and not be noticed. " - Kristi Yamaguchi