Eric Heiden Quotes
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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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I have a very close friendship with the skaters.
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I really liked it best when I was a nobody.
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It's not a sport you get famous at. If I wanted to be famous, I would have stuck with hockey.
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I mean you got to thank your parents for giving you the right genes.
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When you think about these single distances championships and these World Cup races, people can make a career out of skating one or two distances.
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We used to lift weights a couple of times a week, we did a lot of running. I enjoyed the variety.
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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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I try to get out two to tree times a week to do something aerobically, either running or riding a bike. Then I lift weights a couple of times a 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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Heck, gold medals, what can you do with them?
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They're just big in the eyes of the American public.
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What I do right now is very rewarding.
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One thing is having skated five of the best races I've probably could have skated. It was nice to peak at the right time and to do it in an important time in somebody's career.
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Secondly, you got to have the right frame of mind. There are a lot of people with the right tools but just don't have the drive.
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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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I didn't get into skating to be famous.
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I'm not a big fan of those who are egotistical and so outspoken.
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When I was skating you had to participate in every thing.
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We never did a lot of weights, but a lot of repetitions. The most I would use doing squats was 300 pounds.
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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.
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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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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.
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Immediately after the Olympics, I was pretty fatigued.