Eric Heiden Quotes

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• I'd rather get a nice warmup suit. That's something I can use. Gold medals just sit there. When I get old, maybe I could sell…
• I really liked it best when I was a nobody.
• I would recommend anybody who gets a chance to see short track skating, make it a point to go out there when Apolo is skating…
• How much you move affects your strength, your power, your balance, how you look, how you think, how well you withstand the high winds and…
• I mean you got to thank your parents for giving you the right genes.
• Then going out on the ice usually about 15 minutes before and certain things I would do for the different races, aspects that you run…
• We had a party with the rest of the skaters in our trailer and then the next day we were off to see Jimmy Carter.…
• I have a very close friendship with the skaters.
• Sports and politics don't mix.
• I had the drive to pursue speedskating and I found a sport that I was good at. If I'd got into cycling, I would just…
• In general, I enjoy athletes who have a strong character who let their abilities speak for themselves.
• I'm not a big fan of those who are egotistical and so outspoken.
• Immediately after the Olympics, I was pretty fatigued.
• Cyclists, I work with a number of cyclists. They are great athletes; they are great aerobic athletes. If you ask them to hit a baseball…
• Heck, gold medals, what can you do with them?
• We never did a lot of weights, but a lot of repetitions. The most I would use doing squats was 300 pounds.
• We used to lift weights a couple of times a week, we did a lot of running. I enjoyed the variety.
• When I was skating you had to participate in every thing.
• You got to get lucky because it lasts for a week and a lot of things can happen in a week.
• I didn't get into skating to be famous.

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