Eric Heiden Quotes

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.
Eric Heiden

Work, Great, Baseball

Heck, gold medals, what can you do with them?
Eric Heiden

Gold, Heck, Medals

I didn't get into skating to be famous.
Eric Heiden

Famous, Skating

I have a very close friendship with the skaters.
Eric Heiden

Friendship, Close, Skaters

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

Parents, Mean, Giving

I really liked it best when I was a nobody.
Eric Heiden

Best, Nobody, Liked

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.
Eric Heiden

Short, Chance, Point

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.
Eric Heiden

Money, Nice, Old

I'm not a big fan of those who are egotistical and so outspoken.
Eric Heiden

Big, Fan, Outspoken

Immediately after the Olympics, I was pretty fatigued.
Eric Heiden

Pretty, After, Olympics

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

Strong, Character, Enjoy

It's not a sport you get famous at. If I wanted to be famous, I would have stuck with hockey.
Eric Heiden

Famous, Wanted, Hockey

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.
Eric Heiden

Time, Best, Nice

Sports and politics don't mix.
Eric Heiden

Politics, Sports, Mix

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.
Eric Heiden

Mind, Different, Through

They're just big in the eyes of the American public.
Eric Heiden

Eyes, Big, American

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.
Eric Heiden

Chance, Off, Next

We never did a lot of weights, but a lot of repetitions. The most I would use doing squats was 300 pounds.
Eric Heiden

Pounds, Weights

We used to lift weights a couple of times a week, we did a lot of running. I enjoyed the variety.
Eric Heiden

Used, Times, Week

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

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.
Eric Heiden

Before, Whole, Full

You got to get lucky because it lasts for a week and a lot of things can happen in a week.
Eric Heiden

Happen, Week, Lucky

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Nationality: American

Born: June 15, 1958

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