And today, it is my great, great pleasure to introduce Kristi Yamaguchi to Google . Kristi , I think you guys all know, but she is the 1992 Olympic figure skater Champion.She's also a winner of a recent season of "Dancing With the Stars" and she had recently added best-selling author to her litany of accomplishments.
And her book is called "Dream Big, Little Pig." So, we're gonna ask her to actually do a reading for us today. Kristi 's also--on a personal note--my childhood hero.So I am absolutely thrilled.
So, Kristi , I thought we would just start by talking a little bit about figure skating and your journey. Kristi Yamaguchi: OK. Female Presenter: And I understand that--correct me if I'm wrong--but I believe you had started skating as a form of therapy to correct clubbed feet.Is that true? Kristi Yamaguchi: Well, it did help with strength and coordination.
Female Presenter: Was it your choice to begin skating, or was that something your parents came up with? Kristi Yamaguchi: It was definitely my choice.Female Presenter: OK. Kristi Yamaguchi: I had seen a local ice show and remembered Dorothy Hamill had just won the Olympics a few years earlier, so she was my childhood idol.
to Regionals and Nationals and Sectionals and all of that, when did that kick in? Kristi Yamaguchi: Well, everything just snowballed.I mean, you start out once a week going to group classes.
You were actually competing pretty, on the National level, as a pair skater as well. Kristi Yamaguchi: I did compete in both.I started skating when I was six, so I skated individual until I was eleven years old.
Female Presenter: At the senior level. Kristi Yamaguchi: At the senior level.Went to World's and we were fifth at the World Championships two years in a row.
And so, what was that like for you? Kristi Yamaguchi: It was tough because we had grown up together, literally, from eleven to 17, 18 years old.And so, making that decision--.
What was that? Can you tell us a little bit about that experience? Kristi Yamaguchi: Absolutely. Olympic year was just a whirlwind.And I think my goal was just to make the Olympic team.
Female Presenter: And then how long did it take you for it to click after that? Kristi Yamaguchi: Like a week.So, yeah. I mean, in skating, it's all about falling.
And how did you come up with this idea? Kristi Yamaguchi: I think--.I worked with children quite a bit.
Did you wanna do a little bit of book reading for us? Kristi Yamaguchi: Yes. Sure.Definitely. All right. So, it's called "Dream Big, Little Pig," and illustrated by Tim Bowers.
Have they taken to skating at all? Kristi Yamaguchi: They like to go out and skate with their friends.We'll get on the ice with them every now and then, but they run away from us because they don't like Mommy telling them what to do.
Female Presenter: And have you, do you still skate pretty regularly? Kristi Yamaguchi: Well, unfortunately, I haven't really been skating much lately.I think my last performance was almost two years ago.
I guess just sheer determination in pursuing something that you're interested in and ultimately succeeding at? Kristi Yamaguchi: I think it's--.My grandmother always said, "You have to have the three D's.
And you've been involved with this for, was it 15 years? Kristi Yamaguchi: Yeah. Actually, almost 16 now, yeah.Female Presenter: Sixteen years.
So, can you tell us a little bit about that and the work that you do through your foundation? Kristi Yamaguchi: Sure. It's Always Dream.We've, or I, established it because I was inspired by the Make A Wish Foundation, which does a lot of work with children and their families.
FEMALE #1: Hi, Kristi . Kristi Yamaguchi: Hi there.FEMALE #1: Thank you for coming to Google today.
It's so nice to meet you. Kristi Yamaguchi: Thank you.FEMALE #1: I'm wondering if you got nervous before you competed and what you did to try to control that.
FEMALE #1: I'm wondering if you got nervous before you competed and what you did to try to control that. Kristi Yamaguchi: OK. Can you hear me still?Is this still on?
Female Presenter: Yeah. OK. Kristi Yamaguchi: Definitely got nervous every time I competed, even for every show, almost every performance.But I think just a lot of positive reinforcement.
The night before the competition, I did a lot of imagery and walking through what I wanted to do and going through the Kristi Yamaguchi: Sure. FEMALE #2: First of all, I just wanna tell you that, like Erica said, you've been one of my idols growing up.
The night before the competition, I did a lot of imagery and walking through what I wanted to do and going through the Kristi Yamaguchi: Yeah. I feel like just any other California girl I guess out there.
The night before the competition, I did a lot of imagery and walking through what I wanted to do and going through the Kristi Yamaguchi: I want this energy.
The night before the competition, I did a lot of imagery and walking through what I wanted to do and going through the Kristi Yamaguchi: Hello. FEMALE #3: I also grew up in Fremont, by the way.
The night before the competition, I did a lot of imagery and walking through what I wanted to do and going through the Kristi Yamaguchi: Oh, all right.
The night before the competition, I did a lot of imagery and walking through what I wanted to do and going through the Kristi Yamaguchi: I probably have thoughts like that more now than I did after the Olympics.
The night before the competition, I did a lot of imagery and walking through what I wanted to do and going through the Kristi Yamaguchi: I feel your pain, for sure.
The night before the competition, I did a lot of imagery and walking through what I wanted to do and going through the Kristi Yamaguchi: Yeah, I think the older you get, those pain receptors seem to become more sensitive.
The night before the competition, I did a lot of imagery and walking through what I wanted to do and going through the Kristi Yamaguchi: How old are you?
The night before the competition, I did a lot of imagery and walking through what I wanted to do and going through the Kristi Yamaguchi: Actually, I'm working on book two right now--the follow-up to this book about Poppy.
The night before the competition, I did a lot of imagery and walking through what I wanted to do and going through the Kristi Yamaguchi: Thank you.
The night before the competition, I did a lot of imagery and walking through what I wanted to do and going through the Kristi Yamaguchi: The current competitors.
The night before the competition, I did a lot of imagery and walking through what I wanted to do and going through the Kristi Yamaguchi: Yeah! Wow, there's a lot.
The night before the competition, I did a lot of imagery and walking through what I wanted to do and going through the Kristi Yamaguchi: Oh, at Central Park?
The night before the competition, I did a lot of imagery and walking through what I wanted to do and going through the Kristi Yamaguchi: No. That came after the publisher came in.
The night before the competition, I did a lot of imagery and walking through what I wanted to do and going through the Kristi Yamaguchi: You're welcome.
The night before the competition, I did a lot of imagery and walking through what I wanted to do and going through the Kristi Yamaguchi: My motivation?
The night before the competition, I did a lot of imagery and walking through what I wanted to do and going through the Kristi Yamaguchi: Fremont hands go up.
The night before the competition, I did a lot of imagery and walking through what I wanted to do and going through the Kristi Yamaguchi: I just wanna say thank you to Google for having me here today.
So again, we have evidence on this. Kristin Neff at the University of Texas-- 20 years ago-- launched a whole line of research into what's called self-compassion, which shows that self-compassion is more effective than boosting
is it that makes great teams? Kristin Neff is doing a lot of research on this whole realm of self-compassion and demonstrating that, actually, the more we love ourselves, the more creative we can be,
And just this morning, at 6:00 AM, I used my Chum Mat in yoga that will give me a little bit of padding on my knees. Kristian is actually in Edinburgh, Scotland. And he and his wife have a home-based businesses as education consultants.
The whole time. The whole time he sat there reading a book by himself. Kristin Cavallari did an episode the year before.
Some of you may be familiar with her. Kristin Neff's been doing the same thing with self-compassion. So I had an opportunity to talk to her and actually interview her, which was cool because we recorded the interview because I wanted
site, we just lived in this tent. And on the right is our technology base tent. So, I would have my computer, hard drive, HD screen. Kristin would have her stack of hard drives for all her sound and stills. We ran that off both solar and a little generator. And so, we would come back from ten, eleven hours in the field and then have to download 50 Gigs of data from our computers. And we could
Kristin: Hi Everybody, Hi! Lee Stimmel: Ah this is great.
Thank you for coming. Kristin: Wow. This is so nice. I didn't know it would be that, this many people.
We have been listening to some of your music. Kristin: Oh you have? Lee: A couple of well videos earlier, but yes we have been primed and prepped.
Lee: A couple of well videos earlier, but yes we have been primed and prepped. Kristin: Oh my gosh. Thank you! Lee: So I understand that you are promoting a new record, is that right?