Eric Heiden quotes

Eric Heiden is an American speed skater and cyclist, renowned for his historic achievements at the Winter Olympics. His five individual gold medals at the 1980 Lake Placid Games set an unprecedented record in speed skating. He later pursued a career in medicine, becoming an orthopedic surgeon. Here are 23 of his quotes:

I have a very close friendship with the skaters. (Eric Heiden)
I mean you got to thank your parents for giving you the right genes. View quote
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I'm not a big fan of those who are egotistical and so outspoken. View quote
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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. View quote
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I didn't get into skating to be famous. View quote
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In general, I enjoy athletes who have a strong character who let their abilities speak for themselves. View quote
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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. View quote
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I really liked it best when I was a nobody. View quote
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When I was skating you had to participate in every thing. View quote
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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. View quote
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Immediately after the Olympics, I was pretty fatigued. (Eric Heiden)
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. View quote
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Heck, gold medals, what can you do with them? View quote
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Sports and politics don't mix. View quote
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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. View quote
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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. View quote
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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. View quote
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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. View quote
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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. View quote
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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. View quote
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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. (Eric Heiden)
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. View quote
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They're just big in the eyes of the American public. View quote
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Eric Heiden

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Occupation: American Athlete
Born: June 14, 1958
Quotes count: 23