Bonnie Blair Quotes

• I just hope I can get another personal best. If I can do that, I’ll be satisfied.

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• I was really happy with my race, though. I beat my personal best by 1.2 seconds.

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• My legs tightened up pretty much, and it was a hard last corner for me.

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• I wasn’t really expecting me to win the gold in this race. To get another medal for myself and for the U.S. was a pretty good thing to happen, I’d say.

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  Tags in Gold, Win

• This Olympics is almost a little sad. It is my final Olympics. There are a lot of good memories.

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• You have to have the right mind-set.

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• I will remember all the days at the Olympics.

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• Anytime you ride against the best in the world, it becomes a learning process.

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• Apolo is going to have to keep skating so he can add more gold to his entourage.

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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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• 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 don’t fear anything.

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• Winning doesn’t always mean being first. Winning means you’re doing better than you’ve ever done before.

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• It’s sad to know I’m done. But looking back, I’ve got a lot of great memories.

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• No matter what the competition is, I try to find a goal that day and better that goal.

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• I’m definitely going to miss hearing the sound of that gun.

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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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• The sport I love has taken me around the world and shown me many things.

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Bonnie Blair (18)

Birth:	18th March, 1964
Nationality:	American
Profession:	Skater

About

Bonnie Blair was born in Cornwall, New York. She is a retired American speedskater. She is one of the top skaters of her time, and one of the most decorated athletes in Olympic history. Blair competed for the United States in four Olympics, and in her Olympic career won five gold medals and one bronze medal. After graduating from Centennial High School in Champaign, she moved to the Milwaukee area to train with the United States national speed skating team.

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