Clara Hughes Quotes
-
With athletes, it's never fully understood the level to which we push ourselves. Especially in an endurance sport.
-
I want people to be inspired that I've always strived for excellence and I've always gone beyond what anybody ever thought I could do, what I thought I myself could do. And I've allowed myself to be inspired, kept my eyes open and my senses open to inspiration around me.
-
I have this thing I say to myself that 'tomorrow can be better.' And I remember that period in my life where I never felt like tomorrow could be better. It was always dread for the next day.
-
I had some experience in dealing with people who have mental illness and depression, but I didn't see the signs in myself. I couldn't ask for help because I didn't know I needed help.
-
I've learned what it truly means to be Canadian and in turn I've been inspired to make a difference in the world, however small it's been.
-
I am nowhere near my limit. I just want to see if there are such things as limits. I want to go and find out.
-
I'll skate on concrete if I have to. I'm not worried about how fast the ice is. I'm worried about how fast I can go on the ice.
-
I love working with kids and I want to just be able to do it from my heart and not as a job.
-
For 20 years I've had the privilege of representing Canada around the globe... first on the bike and then on my blades. The experiences have shaped me into who I am today.
-
I am kind of like a diesel. It is the cyclist in me.
-
If you dream and you allow yourself to dream you can do anything. And that's what this Olympic medal represents.
-
The only reason I've shared my story is to take that tiny baby step of breaking down the stigma attached to depression.
-
I'm trying to let winning the world championships settle in right now before I begin training again shortly. During the skating season, we skate on average 20 kilometres a day. On top of that, we're riding a lot and lifting a lot of weights.
-
What I have to do now is figure where my passion is, and follow my heart; I've proven that if I have the passion for something then I can succeed. I haven't been listening to my heart in the last little while.
-
I was, without exaggeration, a delinquent teenager.
-
I've had so many experiences in cycling, but in some ways I have nothing left to prove. I have achieved more than I could have dreamed of, I've raced a lot longer than I thought I would. I know I can still be better, but I just don't know if I love it enough any more.
-
My goal is to try to avoid a regular job.
-
I still can't believe I won the Olympics. That's what I feel right now - completely alive as a human being. It's a really beautiful moment.
-
The struggle I went through has value.
-
I love skating so much and I feel like every time I step out onto the ice, that's what I'm meant to do.