Eric Heiden

Born :15 June 1958

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Eric Heiden born on 15th June 1958. As of today 7th May 2025 , we have thoughtfully curated a selection of 22 powerful, inspirational, and motivational quotes - carefully handpicked from an extensive archive of life lessons and timeless wisdom. This legendary quote writer was born in american and went on to share won inspiring words with the world, leaving behind a global legacy that transcends borders.

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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.

I didn't get into skating to be famous.

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

I really liked it best when I was a nobody.

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

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

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

Immediately after the Olympics, I was pretty fatigued.

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

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

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

Sports and politics don't mix.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.