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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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• 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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• When I was skating you had to participate in every thing.

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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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• 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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• 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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• They’re just big in the eyes of the American public.

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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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• Sports and politics don’t mix.

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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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• 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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• In general, I enjoy athletes who have a strong character who let their abilities speak for themselves.

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• Immediately after the Olympics, I was pretty fatigued.

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• I’m not a big fan of those who are egotistical and so outspoken.

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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 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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• I really liked it best when I was a nobody.

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• I mean you got to thank your parents for giving you the right genes.

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• I have a very close friendship with the skaters.

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• I didn’t get into skating to be famous.

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Eric Heiden (22)

Birth:	14th June, 1958
Nationality:	American
Profession:	Skater

About

Eric Arthur Heiden was born in Madison, Wisconsin, USA. He is an American former long track speed skater and road cyclist who won all of the men's speed skating races, and thus an unprecedented five individual gold medals, and set four Olympic records and one world record at the 1980 Winter Olympic Games in Lake Placid, New York, United States. In 1985, he won the first U.S. Professional Cycling Championship, becoming the American road race champion. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Stanford University in 1984 and earned his M.D., also from Stanford in 1991. In 2002, 2006, 2010 and 2014 he was team physician for the U.S. Olympic speed skating team.

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