Debi Thomas Quotes
My advice is that going to the Olympics and winning a gold medal are great goals, but the real goal should be to be the best that you can be.
Citations
Thomas, Debi. Quoted in Edelson, Paula. A to Z of American Women in Sports. Facts on File, 2002.
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Debra Janine Thomas is an African American former figure skater and physician. She is the 1986 World champion, the 1988 Olympic bronze medalist, and a two-time U.S. national champion. Her rivalry with East Germany's Katarina Witt at the 1988 Calgary Olympics was known as the Battle of the Carmens.