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Eric Arthur Heidenis an American physician and a former long track speed skater, road cyclist and track cyclist. He won an unprecedented five individual gold medals, and set four Olympic records and one world record at the 1980 Winter Olympic Games.
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Eric Arthur Heidenis an American physician and a former long track speed skater, road cyclist and track cyclist. He won an unprecedented five individual gold medals, and set four Olympic records and one world record at the 1980 Winter Olympic Games. Heiden was the most successful athlete at those Olympic Games, single-handedly winning more gold medals than all nations except for the Soviet Unionand East Germanyhave won competitions in both sprint and long-distance events. Heiden is the only athlete in the history of speed skating to have won all five events in a single Olympic tournament and the only one to have won a gold medal in all events. He is considered by some to be the best overall speed skaterin the sport’s history. Heiden ranked No. 46 in ESPN’s SportsCentury 50 Greatest Athletes of the 20th Century in 1999, the only speed skater to make the list. In 2000, a Dutch newspaper called him the greatest skater ever.
22 Quotes by Eric Heiden
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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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I didn’t get into skating to be famous.
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In general, I enjoy athletes who have a strong character who let their abilities speak for themselves.
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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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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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I’m not a big fan of those who are egotistical and so outspoken.
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I mean you got to thank your parents for giving you the right genes.
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Sports and politics don’t mix.
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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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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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They’re just big in the eyes of the American public.
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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 really liked it best when I was a nobody.
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I have a very close friendship with the skaters.
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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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Heck, gold medals, what can you do with them?
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When I was skating you had to participate in every thing.
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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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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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Immediately after the Olympics, I was pretty fatigued.
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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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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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