Eric Heiden Quotes

On today's athletes: I wish I could turn back the clock a little bit so I'd have a chance to cut it up with those guys.

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

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

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

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

It is not the events in our life that define our character, but how we deal with them.

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

I have a very close friendship with the skaters.

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

Sports and politics don't mix.

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.

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

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

I didn't get into skating to be famous.

I really liked it best when I was a nobody.

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

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

Immediately after the Olympics, I was pretty fatigued.