There is no man in any rank who is always at liberty to act as he would incline. In some quarter or other he is limited by circumstances.
BONNIE BLAIRI don’t remember the first time I skated on ice, I was too young. I do remember falling in love with that wind-in-my-face feeling while speed skating.
More Bonnie Blair Quotes
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Never in my wildest dreams would I have thought I would accomplish what I have in the sport
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I love short track. I competed in short track, I was a world champion in 1986 but at that point in time it wasn’t in the Olympic Games so I moved into long track. Short track is a blast to skate and it’s a blast to watch.
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I never could have achieved the success that I have without setting physical activity and health goals.
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Winning doesn’t always mean being first.
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There’s sort of a theory that’s going around in the China-watching community about a perfect storm coming up with the 2008 Olympics, a U.S. election and a Taiwanese election, some sort of mutually reinforcing explosion and crisis.
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I don’t fear anything.
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It doesn’t matter what anybody thinks of what I do. The clock doesn’t lie.
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The sport I love has taken me around the world and shown me many things.
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I don’t remember the first time I skated on ice, I was too young. I do remember falling in love with that wind-in-my-face feeling while speed skating.
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You have to have the right mind-set.
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I’m definitely going to miss hearing the sound of that gun.
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I just hope I can get another personal best. If I can do that, I’ll be satisfied.
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My parents put skates on me at age 2, the way it should be if you’re serious, and I’ve always liked it.
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Even though I enjoy that head-to-head competition part, one of the things that drove me to long track was if I won or if I lost I want to know it’s all on my shoulders and it didn’t have anything to do with anybody else.
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