If I wouldn't have medaled at the Olympics, it still would have been a successful trip. The medal is the icing on… — 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
Not a day goes by that I don't remember my experience at the Olympics. — 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
In the Olympics, you only get one opportunity to bring it all together. If you don't, better luck in four years. — Eddy Alvarez Copy Share Image
Walking in the opening ceremony and just being part of the Olympics is so special and it's something to cherish forever. — Eddy Alvarez Copy Share Image
As soon as I finished skating, watching video of me stealing baseball bags was funny. — 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
I love the fact I am a Cuban American man who represented the United States in the Olympics. I was proud to… — Eddy Alvarez Copy Share Image
Just to be able to say that I'm from Miami, Florida, in the Winter Olympics was an honor, and I'm proud to… — Eddy Alvarez Copy Share Image
And it wasn't so much the medal, it was stepping out of the ramp during the Opening Ceremony. Man, I took a… — 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
I remember after the Games I was lifting weights with propane tanks on them, and getting to experience opening ceremonies again was… — Eddy Alvarez Copy Share Image
I am grateful for my time with U.S. Speedskating and U.S.A. Baseball, as well as for all of my teammates, and I… — Eddy Alvarez Copy Share Image
I didn't know if I was gonna make the Olympic roster, but just to be part of that journey to get to… — Eddy Alvarez Copy Share Image
The silver medal is incredible, because we worked so hard for so many years. Sacrificing, absolutely demolishing our bodies for hours a… — 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
At some times, my first go-round in the Olympics got a little overwhelming. — 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
I saw my baseball career skyrocketing, but there was always something in the back of my head that was missing. That was… — 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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 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
