Eric Heiden Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

Eric Heiden quotes and sayings page 2 (66 year old athlete). Here's quote # 11 through 20 out of the 22 we have for him.

“I didn't get into skating to be famous.”

“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.”

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

“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.”

“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.”

“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.”

“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.”

“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.”