Apolo Ohno Quotes
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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 feel good about the way that they look and feel.
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It (stinks). I didn't make the final. I'm disappointed. I wanted to make that final. I feel like I could have made that final. Today just wasn't my day.
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I believe my father has and always will be the strongest influence in my life, as he has guided me on many paths.
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I rolled the second car that I ever owned, a Toyota 4 Runner. This was winter in Colorado, two weeks before the 2002 Olympic trials. I was driving in the outside lane, and my rear tire caught some black ice, and we totally turned sideways to the point where we were heading right toward the median.
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When I'm done skating, I guarantee you that I will not look back and remember standing on the podium. I'm going to remember these days - being with the team. Training alone, in my basement. Training when everybody else is sleeping. Doing things that nobody else is doing. Digging down. Seeing what kind of character I truly have. I love that stuff.
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I love to shop. Clothes, electronics, and I love jewelry, especially yellow gold.
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If you put your mind to something, if you give 100 percent, if you sacrifice, and if you dedicate yourself, anything is truly possible.
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My 'go to' workout is called the Asylum from Beach Body. It's intense training with lots of intervals, core work. It's hard! I travel a lot, so I can take it on the road with me and do it in a hotel room.
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When you watch a tea ceremony, every single movement, every single gesture is very calculated. It's very precise, and it's all protocol. It's all a part of the system. And it's almost like they've sacrificed every single thing to make that perfect. It's like their craft.
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I think I'm better all around as a skater. Physically, I think I'm definitely stronger. I'm lighter, I'm leaner, I know a lot more about my body.
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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; I remember the journey.
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Do I feel any pressure as the most decorated Winter Olympian in American history? None at all. The only pressures that I know I face are those of how to pay it forward: How can I continually make a positive impact in people's lives, help others achieve their dreams, create their own Olympic mindset, creating champions within themselves?
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As seemingly impossible as it may seem of having zero regrets, when I look at my life now and all the mistakes I've made, all the bad decisions I've made, all the things I could have done differently or done more in, I don't think I would have changed anything.
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We both thought this is where my hunger came from, living in the training center, living the simple life. For me to be my best, I didn't want to change anything before 2006.
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I got too far forward with my skates. I lost a lot of speed and almost went down.
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Did you do every single thing you could today, to be your best?
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On this night, on this occasion, on this Olympic day, I was able to come through.
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My mantra has always been to have zero regrets in life. Everything I do at one speed, I go all-out.
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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. One must travel outside of Tokyo to truly experience the 'old Japan' and more importantly feel these aspects of Japanese culture.
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The fact that I didn't have a mom is a challenge; it was a struggle; and we made the best of it, and because of that my relationship with my dad is that much stronger.
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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 fatigued, I want to be able to beat them mentally.
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Champions all get kicked when they're down.
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I've always liked game shows - the competitive aspect and the character-driven personalities you see.
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You'd like people to remember you for these great times on the ice. In reality, you want them to forget because you're doing something new and better.