"With speed skating, it's like doing one-legged squats……" — Apolo Ohno
"With speed skating, it's like doing one-legged squats over and over again, with that one leg absorbing more than 80 percent of your weight. It takes an enormous amount of strength, and you're in such a weird position."
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69 Quotes by Apolo Ohno
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Be YOU. Don't be someone else. YOU are a unique individual. Be proud... rock it loud.
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If I have given my all and still do not win, I haven't lost. Others might remember winning or losing;…
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You can't dwell on what happened. You can't live even a moment stewing in bitterness.
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Winning does not always mean coming in first...real victory is in arriving at the finish line with no regrets because…
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If you put your mind to something, if you give 100 percent, if you sacrifice, and if you dedicate yourself,…
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My dad always used to tell me that sometimes you have to have a massive storm in order to clear…
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We all naturally want to become successful... we also want to take shortcuts. And it's easy to do so, but…
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When there's somebody racing side-by-side, when somebody's right next to me and they're pushing and we're both tired, we're both…
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I've always wanted to play a role in inspiring people to be better, to live higher quality lives and to…
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It starts with your diet and then to your exercise... you have to make the right decisions as a consumer…
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I was always active as a child. My dad tried to place me in every sport imaginable. I had so…
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Japan, not only a mega-busy city that thrives on electronics and efficiency, actually has an almost sacred appreciation of nature.…
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