There were times when I thought of dropping skating completely and just focusing on baseball. — Eddy Alvarez Copy Share Image
At the Olympics, once I got there it was more about the full experience and skating to the best of my ability. — Eddy Alvarez Copy Share Image
Once I retired from skating, never in my wildest dreams did I think I would have the chance to come back to… — Eddy Alvarez Copy Share Image
In speed skating, we want to have the strongest, most powerful lower half of the body and don't want to have any… — Eddy Alvarez Copy Share Image
When we get off the line in skating we kind of look like little ducks running. — Eddy Alvarez Copy Share Image
Skating is much more of an individual sport, and then there is a team event once the team is picked. — Eddy Alvarez Copy Share Image
In skating, I knew that 2014 was going to be it for me. I had my heart set on trying baseball again after. — Eddy Alvarez Copy Share Image
I was just cruising around the streets of South Beach and got scouted. Two ladies stopped my parents and said, 'This kid… — Eddy Alvarez Copy Share Image
Right now it looks like skating is done for me. I'm ready to move on. But if baseball doesn't work out and… — Eddy Alvarez Copy Share Image
To hold Old Glory, a symbol of freedom and liberty to many around the world, not just in the United States, this one means… — Eddy Alvarez Copy Share
I remember after the Games I was lifting weights with propane tanks on them, and getting to experience opening ceremonies again was something I… — Eddy Alvarez Copy Share
My grandparents and my parents came over from Cuba with nothing to their name just for a chance of freedom and opportunity. — Eddy Alvarez Copy Share
If the cards just so happen to be drawn that I get called up to the big leagues and become ineligible to go to… — Eddy Alvarez Copy Share
Since I was a kid, I've always been able to copy the mannerisms and body language of everyone around me. — Eddy Alvarez Copy Share
My college coach was like, 'You ever thought of switch hitting,' and I was like, 'You know, I thought about it but I never… — Eddy Alvarez Copy Share
I didn't know if I was gonna make the Olympic roster, but just to be part of that journey to get to the Olympics… — Eddy Alvarez Copy Share
I was always so excited for the team event in speedskating. And I think that had to do a lot with growing up playing… — Eddy Alvarez Copy Share
At the Olympics, once I got there it was more about the full experience and skating to the best of my ability. — Eddy Alvarez Copy Share
It may say 30 on paper, but I don't look the part, I don't act the part, and I do my best to play… — Eddy Alvarez Copy Share
I am completely prepared to let the tiger out of its cage in Sochi and see what happens. — Eddy Alvarez Copy Share
