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title: "1 Country Willing Quotes By Eddy Alvarez"
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> [I'm just so honored I got the chance to represent our country. I was always willing to put in the work, the sacrifice, to do so.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddy-alvarez/i-m-just-so-honored-i-got-the-chance-to-represent-our-country-i-was/)

[Eddy Alvarez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eddy-alvarez/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8e3/eddy-alvarez-6071_always_i-m-just-so-honored-i-got-the-chance-to_2056411.jpg)

## More by Eddy Alvarez

> [As a child, I always had a dream to make it to the Olympics.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddy-alvarez/as-a-child-i-always-had-a-dream-to-make-it-to-the-olympics/)

[Eddy Alvarez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eddy-alvarez/)

> [To hold Old Glory, a symbol of freedom and liberty to many around the world, not just in the United States, this one means…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddy-alvarez/to-hold-old-glory-a-symbol-of-freedom-and-liberty-to-many-around-the/)

[Eddy Alvarez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eddy-alvarez/)

> [I remember after the Games I was lifting weights with propane tanks on them, and getting to experience opening ceremonies again was something I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddy-alvarez/i-remember-after-the-games-i-was-lifting-weights-with-propane-tanks/)

[Eddy Alvarez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eddy-alvarez/)

> [My grandparents and my parents came over from Cuba with nothing to their name just for a chance of freedom and opportunity.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddy-alvarez/my-grandparents-and-my-parents-came-over-from-cuba-with-nothing-to/)

[Eddy Alvarez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eddy-alvarez/)

> [If the cards just so happen to be drawn that I get called up to the big leagues and become ineligible to go to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddy-alvarez/if-the-cards-just-so-happen-to-be-drawn-that-i-get-called-up-to-the/)

[Eddy Alvarez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eddy-alvarez/)

> [I was 2 years old and already swinging bats and throwing balls.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddy-alvarez/i-was-2-years-old-and-already-swinging-bats-and-throwing-balls/)

[Eddy Alvarez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eddy-alvarez/)

> [Since I was a kid, I've always been able to copy the mannerisms and body language of everyone around me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddy-alvarez/since-i-was-a-kid-i-ve-always-been-able-to-copy-the-mannerisms-and/)

[Eddy Alvarez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eddy-alvarez/)

> [My college coach was like, 'You ever thought of switch hitting,' and I was like, 'You know, I thought about it but I never…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddy-alvarez/my-college-coach-was-like-you-ever-thought-of-switch-hitting-and-i/)

[Eddy Alvarez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eddy-alvarez/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddy-alvarez/i-didn-t-know-if-i-was-gonna-make-the-olympic-roster-but-just-to-be/)

[Eddy Alvarez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eddy-alvarez/)

> [I was always so excited for the team event in speedskating. And I think that had to do a lot with growing up playing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddy-alvarez/i-was-always-so-excited-for-the-team-event-in-speedskating-and-i/)

[Eddy Alvarez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eddy-alvarez/)

> [At the Olympics, once I got there it was more about the full experience and skating to the best of my ability.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddy-alvarez/at-the-olympics-once-i-got-there-it-was-more-about-the-full/)

[Eddy Alvarez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eddy-alvarez/)

> [Everything wrong with running, I did it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddy-alvarez/everything-wrong-with-running-i-did-it/)

[Eddy Alvarez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eddy-alvarez/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddy-alvarez/it-may-say-30-on-paper-but-i-don-t-look-the-part-i-don-t-act-the-part/)

[Eddy Alvarez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eddy-alvarez/)

> [It felt like I blinked and the Olympics were over.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddy-alvarez/it-felt-like-i-blinked-and-the-olympics-were-over/)

[Eddy Alvarez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eddy-alvarez/)

> [I am completely prepared to let the tiger out of its cage in Sochi and see what happens.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddy-alvarez/i-am-completely-prepared-to-let-the-tiger-out-of-its-cage-in-sochi/)

[Eddy Alvarez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eddy-alvarez/)

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