Eric Heiden Quotes

• 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 rain showers of life and how long you will stand. Everyone needs concentrated doses of several kinds of movement to remain functional.

  Eric Heiden

  Rain, Moving, Thinking

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• I really liked it best when I was a nobody.

  Eric Heiden

  "The Joy of Six: the Winter Olympics" by Russell Jackson, www.theguardian.com. February 6, 2014.

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• It is not the events in our life that define our character, but how we deal with them.

  Eric Heiden

  Character, Events, Deals

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• On today's athletes: I wish I could turn back the clock a little bit so I'd have a chance to cut it up with those guys.

  Eric Heiden

  Sports, Athlete, Cutting

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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 them if I need the money.

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  Motivational, Nice, Athlete

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• I didn't get into skating to be famous.

  Eric Heiden

  Skating

  "The Joy of Six: the Winter Olympics" by Russell Jackson, www.theguardian.com. February 6, 2014.

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• In general, I enjoy athletes who have a strong character who let their abilities speak for themselves.

  Eric Heiden

  Strong, Athlete, Character

  "Eric Heiden 25: An exclusive interview". Interview with Charlie Snyder, snyderemarks.com. February 17, 2005.

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• 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. And then we had the World Championships the next weekend, so not a lot of chance to catch up.

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  Party, Weekend, Next Day

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• I have a very close friendship with the skaters.

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  Friendship, Close Friends, Skater

  "Eric Heiden 25: An exclusive interview". Interview with Charlie Snyder, snyderemarks.com. February 17, 2005.

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• When I was skating you had to participate in every thing.

  Eric Heiden

  Skating

  "Eric Heiden 25: An exclusive interview". Interview with Charlie Snyder, snyderemarks.com. February 17, 2005.

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• 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 because you won't see anybody better.

  Eric Heiden

  Track, Skating, Chance

  "Eric Heiden 25: An exclusive interview". Interview with Charlie Snyder, snyderemarks.com. February 17, 2005.

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• You got to get lucky because it lasts for a week and a lot of things can happen in a week.

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  Lucky, Lasts, Week

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• You don't really want to load up a whole lot, probably anything more than four hours before the race. I needed something to make me feel full, but I certainly didn't want it to make me feel stuffed.

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  Race, Four, Want

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• 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 or golf ball, they can't do that.

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  Baseball, Athlete, Golf

  "Eric Heiden 25: An exclusive interview". Interview with Charlie Snyder, snyderemarks.com. February 17, 2005.

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• Immediately after the Olympics, I was pretty fatigued.

  Eric Heiden

  Olympics

  "Eric Heiden 25: An exclusive interview". Interview with Charlie Snyder, snyderemarks.com. February 17, 2005.

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• I'm not a big fan of those who are egotistical and so outspoken.

  Eric Heiden

  Fans, Egotistical, Outspoken

  "Eric Heiden 25: An exclusive interview". Interview with Charlie Snyder, snyderemarks.com. February 17, 2005.

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• I mean you got to thank your parents for giving you the right genes.

  Eric Heiden

  Thank You, Mean, Giving

  Interview with Charlie Snyder, students.depaul.edu. February 17, 2005.

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• 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 be another has been.

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  Sports, Cycling, Squash

  "Eric Heiden 25: An exclusive interview". Interview with Charlie Snyder, snyderemarks.com. February 17, 2005.

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• Sports and politics don't mix.

  Eric Heiden

  Sports

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• 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 through your mind.

  Eric Heiden

  Running, Hockey, Race

  "Eric Heiden 25: An exclusive interview". Interview with Charlie Snyder, snyderemarks.com. February 17, 2005.

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