A few right words, can sum up a person or a moment perfectly and leave a lasting impression. This page is devoted to quotes about Todd and by Todd that give evidence to what makes him the great champion he is.

"Todd Eldredge continues to skate like a romantic hero. His quiet passion is something to respect. I also love that he has the guts to place his jumps on the musical crescendos, which so many skaters avoid."




"Name another skater who has performed at his level for this long. The people who he skated against and beat in, say, 1988 and '90, are watching nationals on TV and he's still out there."




"There are times when I say, 'Is he really ours?' We can't be more proud of him."




"Skate America, however, belonged to Eldredge. He had reinvented himself a couple of times already, without ever breaking through into the public consciousness. Yesterday, with his sprained shoulder and his 6.0. Eldredge became a tough guy in full costume. Maybe, he finally earned some charisma."




"We started the boys out on hockey skates on that outing, but after going to the rink, Todd wanted to jump and spin. We spent $35 for hockey skates and, of course, you can't jump and spin in hockey skates. So it was, what are we going to do, buy this kid who isn't even 6 yet another pair of skates? To this day I blame my husband, because he's the one who said yes."



""I was razzed a little, yeah,'' he said. "But then, I was on the ice with cute girls in little skirts, while they were with sweaty hockey guys, so it wasn't so bad. Heck, I get to skate with Katarina Witt and she's a Playboy Playmate. What's better than that?''."




"Young kids like to tease about anything. I did get it (teasing) for a little while, but after that period, it was more like 'You get to get out of school more than we do,' and it turned around."




"I hope the legacy I've left is that even though I've had a lot of successes early on, and a lot of troubles throughout my career, I've still had a great career."




"A good example of a situation where anything can happen is that St. Louis(Rams) were 14-point favorites going into the Super Bowl and the Patriots won it, so you should never count out anybody,"




"This hasn't been a complete surprise, but it's a great surprise. But what really makes me happy is to go out and skate these great performances and get some standing ovations. Whatever follows, does."


"I got into skating because of that Olympic dream, and I haven't fulfilled that yet"



"Your life isn't judged by one thing. I know that it's all what you make of all of your experiences. I want to skate to enjoy it. I want to be happy."




"I did play Little League, and I was horrible, struck out every time. In football I always got wasted, and I was too short for basketball."