Bonnie Blair quotes

Bonnie Blair is an American speed skater and one of the most decorated Olympic athletes in her sport. She dominated international competitions throughout the late 1980s and early 1990s, winning multiple gold medals. She remains an inspiration for aspiring athletes and a legend in speed skating history. Here are 15 of her quotes:

It's sad to know I'm done. But looking back, I've got a lot of great memories. (Bonnie Blair)

I never could have achieved the success that I have without setting physical activity and health goals.

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Anytime you ride against the best in the world, it becomes a learning process.

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The sport I love has taken me around the world and shown me many things.

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You have to have the right mind-set.

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I will remember all the days at the Olympics.

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I love short track. I competed in short track, I was a world champion in 1986 but at that point in time it wasn't in the Olympic Games so I moved into long track. Short track is a blast to skate and it's a blast to watch.

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I don't fear anything.

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My parents put skates on me at age 2, the way it should be if you're serious, and I've always liked it.

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No matter what the competition is, I try to find a goal that day and better that goal.

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What I've learned from my own journey, and from my family's experience with cancer, is how important it is to stay positive and move forward. Not every day is going to be perfect; that's life. But staying positive is going to get you to the next day. (Bonnie Blair)

Winning doesn't always mean being first. Winning means you're doing better than you've ever done before.

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I just hope I can get another personal best. If I can do that, I'll be satisfied.

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I'm definitely going to miss hearing the sound of that gun.

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Even though I enjoy that head-to-head competition part, one of the things that drove me to long track was if I won or if I lost I want to know it's all on my shoulders and it didn't have anything to do with anybody else.

Bonnie Blair

Bonnie Blair

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Occupation: American Athlete
Born: March 18, 1964
Quotes count: 15

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