“Actually, performing is a lot like golf. You are alone, so vulnerable.”
- Cathy Rigby
“An athlete learns how to hold her breath, but that doesn't work in singing. You have to learn to relax.”
“Flying is such a joy. You just want to hoot.”
“I grew up in a sport that didn't allow you to grow up. There was always the threat of younger competition. So you had to maintain the image of youth.”
“I have three dogs and a cockatoo.”
“I was always very active as a kid.”
“I will jump into most any role.”
“I would climb on roofs and jump off using my parents' bed sheet, hoping it would open like a parachute. I was always getting hurt, breaking a leg, you know, bruising, cracking my head open.”
“I'll talk to kids afterward and somebody will always say, 'I'll leave my bedroom window open for you.”
“In high school I never went to the prom because I was too consumed with gymnastics. Also, with my hair in pigtails and looking about 10, I wasn't exactly date material.”
“It's really hard to separate fantasy from reality.”
“It's that athlete's obsessiveness - the need to prove yourself and work harder than anybody else. I think it's what helped me do well in the theater.”
“Our athletes are our heroes.”
“Seeing the show is like a visit to the fountain of youth for parents and the children.”
