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title: "1 South beach Quotes By Eddy Alvarez"
description: "1 South beach quotes by Eddy Alvarez. Plus more from Eddy Alvarez and more South beach sayings from other authors."
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> [I was just cruising around the streets of South Beach and got scouted. Two ladies stopped my parents and said, 'This kid needs to try the sport of inline speed skating,' so I did and I remember falling in love…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddy-alvarez/i-was-just-cruising-around-the-streets-of-south-beach-and-got-scouted/)

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

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/98c/eddy-alvarez-6071_falling-in-love_i-was-just-cruising-around-the-streets-o_3147954.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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